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FAA rescinds flight limits at 40 major airports following 43-day shutdown.

Airlines can resume normal schedules starting Monday at 6 a.m. EST.

Flight cancellations over the weekend were below 1%, the lowest since restrictions began.

FAA cited improved staffing, safety trends, and reduced staffing-trigger events as reasons for lifting limits.

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 Monday at 6 a.m. EST, the agency said.

The announcement was made in a joint statement by Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford.

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