U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford announced on Friday the required flight reductions at 40 U.S. airports will be lowered from 6% to 3%, as the government reopens following a record-breaking shutdown.

The change will go into effect Saturday at 6 a.m., following a recommendation from the FAA safety and operations team.

FAA officials said the decision reflects improvements in air traffic controller staffing levels and a continued decline in staffing-trigger events across the National Airspace System (NAS).

The 3% reduction will remain in place while the FAA monitors system performance throughout the weekend and evaluates whether normal operations can resume.

There has been a rapid decline in staffing triggers si

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