US Flight Chaos Set to Ease as Longest Government Shutdown Ends

The travel chaos that has gripped the US ahead of the peak Thanksgiving travel season is set to ease as the longest ever government shutdown ended, with flight reductions at major airports capped and Delta Air Lines Inc. saying its flights will be back to normal within days.

The Transportation Department and Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that flight reductions at 40 major US airports will be frozen at 6%, rather than rising to 10% by Friday as previously planned, as more air traffic controllers report for work.

“Our top priority at the FAA is, and always will be, ...