FAA lifts flight restrictions, allowing commercial airlines to resume regular schedules

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The FAA is lifting all flight restrictions imposed during the government shutdown, allowing airlines to resume normal schedules starting Monday morning.

The unprecedented order had cut flights by as much as 6% at 40 major airports, including Los Angeles, since Nov. 7 during the shutdown.

Staffing improvements at air traffic control facilities prompted the decision, after the 43-day shutdown forced controllers to work without pay.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed at 40 major airports during the country’s longest government shutdown.

Airlines can resume their regular flight schedules beginning Mon