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Will air travel be back to normal before Thanksgiving?

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By Joel Rose,

Sacha Pfeiffer

Published November 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM CST

The shutdown is over, but a 3% cut in flights remains as air traffic staffing slowly rebounds.

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