All flight restrictions that the Federal Aviation Administration imposed during the record-long government shutdown will end at 6am Monday, the FAA announced.

Why it matters: Thousands of flights were canceled or delayed at 40 airports across the U.S. as the emergency order that the FAA said was in response to "reviews of safety trends and the steady decline of staffing-trigger events in air traffic control facilities" saw routes slashed. • The return to normal operations at U.S. airports comes as the airline industry prepares for the busy Thanksgiving travel period.

State of play: Many air traffic employees worked without pay during the 43-day shutdown and many workers called out sick, resulting in delays to thousands of flights. • So the FAA cut 4% of air traffic at 40 "high-traffi

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