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When will air travel return to normal?

The government shutdown is over, but airports are still getting back up to speed after reductions in air traffic controllers led to thousands of flight delays and cancellations around the country.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with NPR transportation correspondent Joel Rose.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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