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Airports across America are returning to normal after federal officials throttled plane traffic and left passengers stranded during the government shutdown.
During the height of the government shutdown, 40 airports saw their traffic cut by the Federal Aviation Administration. The rollback was due to shortages in air traffic controllers, who were not paid but continued to work during the longest government-funding stoppage in U.S. history.
FAA officials announced that starting at 6 a.m.
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