FAA Lifts Flight Restrictions After Government Shutdown

The Federal Aviation Administration is lifting all flight restrictions at 40 major airports, including Orlando International Airport, after the nation’s longest government shutdown. Airlines are now able to resume regular schedules as of 6am today. The order, in place since Nov. 7, limited flights due to staffing shortages at air traffic control facilities. Fewer than 1% of flights were canceled this past weekend, the lowest since the restrictions began.