US airlines to resume normal operations as FAA lifts restrictions from 40 airports after end of government shutdown

US airlines will resume normal operations on Monday following government-mandated flight cutbacks. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Transportation lifted cuts at 40 major airports due to improved staffing levels following the end of the government shutdown, Bloomberg reported.

On Sunday, the Transportation Department and the FAA announced that they would lift restrictions at 40 major US airports starting at 6 a.m. Monday, New York time. On Friday, officials reduced the flight cuts from 6% to a cap of 3%.