The FAA’s safety team recommended ending the restrictions following the end of the 43-day government shutdown.

The restrictions will be lifted Monday, transportation authorities said, after mandating cuts during the shutdown that caused thousands of cancellations and delays.

The lift on U.S. airspace reductions came the same day as the Trump administration ended a Biden-era plan to compensate travelers for airline delays.

The Federal Aviation Administration recently grounded MD-11 aircraft, and now the agency has expanded that grounding order.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has temporarily banned general aviation operations and nonscheduled aircraft flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The longest shutdown in US history set to end, but it could take time for airports, benefit programs, and federal workers' finances to recover.

Over 11,000 Federal Aviation Administration employees have been furloughed nationwide, while more than 13,200 air traffic controllers are reporting to work without pay, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Even before the shutdown, Virginia was navigating a shortage of controllers at nine airports statewide.

The Republican-controlled House on Wednesday night approved legislation in a 222 to 209 vote to reopen the government after 43 days, the longest shutdown in American history. Six Democrats joined nearly all Republicans in favor of the measure, while two Republicans joined a vast majority of Democrats in opposing it.

The spending bill reopens and funds the federal government until Jan. 30, 2026, with some agencies like the Department of Agriculture and Veterans Affairs funded through the end of the fiscal year. Here's what to know about the government reopening.