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Flight restrictions lifted at all airports + more travel tidbits

11/16/25

Flights back to ‘normal,’ but flight concerns hover On Sunday, November 16, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that starting at 6 a.m. on Monday it will end all the restrictions it had put in place on commercial flights at 40 major U.S. airports. Restrictions the FAA has on space launches and on general aviation flights […]

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U.S. government opens, but flights not yet 100%

11/12/25

Will air traffic be ‘normal’ now that the government shutdown is over? Not quite yet… The longest government shutdown is officially over. But the hassle it created for air travelers is not. The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) didn’t end the current flight reductions, which were set to go to […]

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Flight reductions underway. Now what?

11/06/25

On Thursday evening the Federal Aviation Administration shared more details about flight reductions around the country in response to stresses the government shutdown has placed on the national airspace system. According to the FAA, a 4 percent reduction in flight operations will begin Friday, November 7, ramping up to 6 percent by November 11, 8 […]

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Flight restrictions lifted at all airports + more travel tidbits

U.S. government opens, but flights not yet 100%

Flight reductions underway. Now what?

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