Bay Area airport operations return to normal following resumption of full air traffic

"The FAA announced Sunday that it was lifting its previous mandate that air traffic be reduced by 10% due to air traffic controller fatigue, citing a safety review and steady decline of staffing-trigger events in air traffic control facilities, according to a statement from the agency. Operations returned to normal on Monday at 6 a.m. The air traffic reduction, which began Nov. 7, largely impacted 40 high-traffic airports across the country, including San Francisco International Airport and Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport."

"At SFO Monday, flight traffic was returning to more normal numbers, said Doug Yakel, airport spokesperson. As of Monday afternoon, the airport had seen only three cancellations, which is very typical, especially on a rainy day. The airport also had 145 delays impacting about 12% of flights but Yakel attributed those to the weather. Delays were averaging about 16 minutes."

"At SJC, there were no flight cancellations Monday, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware. While SJC experienced minimal disruption during the FAA's temporary flight-reduction order, we're pleased it has now been lifted and operations are fully back to normal, said Julie Jarratt, public information manager for SJC. We are grateful to our federal partners especially TSA and FAA staff whose dedication kept passengers safe and"

FAA lifted a 10% air-traffic reduction after a safety review and a steady decline in staffing-trigger events, and operations returned to normal Monday at 6 a.m. The reduction began Nov. 7 and largely impacted 40 high-traffic airports, including San Francisco International and Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport. The reductions caused ripple effects at San Jose Mineta, which saw cancellations when incoming flights were canceled. San Francisco reported three cancellations and 145 delays affecting about 12% of flights, with delays averaging 16 minutes due to weather. Oakland reported no cancellations and few delays. San Jose reported no cancellations and full restoration of operations.

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