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The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a social media post that it has lifted the temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying there was no threat to commercial aviation and that all flights will resume.

Positive update from the Caribbean-I was online and on the phone for HOURS all day yesterday but finally got flights so we will be heading home sooner than Friday," Han wrote in an Instagram post, adding in the video, "We all recognize and realize fully that there are far worse places to be stuck. We're lucky just to be able to have been here in the first place.

Flight schedules at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark airports will return to normal for the first time in more than a week, starting Monday at 6 a.m., according to federal officials. Authorities said air traffic controller staffing has improved enough to end an emergency order that required airlines to cut domestic flights by 10% at 40 major U.S. airports, including airports that serve New York City.

According to FlightAware, as of this writing, 259 flights into and out of SFO have been delayed today, and 49 flights have been canceled. 23 of those cancellations have been on the regional connector airline SkyWest, and 12 have been from United Airlines. Because at least 46 of those cancellations were announced first thing Thursday morning, they appear likely to be related to the FAA cuts and not the weather.

As of midnight Monday ET, the Federal Aviation Administration has restricted most general aviation flights, including private jets, at 12 major US airports due to air traffic controller callouts. That means jet owners, charter operators, and other business aviation companies cannot fly in or out of those hubs. Ed Bolen, the CEO of the National Business Aviation Association, the private aviation industry's main lobbying group, said in a Monday statement that the move is " disproportionately impacting general aviation."

Air traffic in the United States will be reduced by 4% at 40 airports starting Friday due to a system overload caused by a surge in air traffic controller absences following the 36-day federal government shutdown. The flight reductions could steadily rise to reach 10% by November 14, according to government and air traffic officials. The flight restrictions will affect

Any customer traveling during this period is eligible for a refund if they do not wish to fly-even if their flight isn't impacted,