Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says US flight operations are slowly returning to normal and that it is safe to fly, in a post on X on Saturday morning.
"Operations are slowly returning to normal this morning. Planes are pushing back, taxiing, and taking off, and it is safe to fly."
CBS News, citing senior government sources, reports that the airspace was operating as normal as of 7.30am ET on Saturday 14 November.
Duffy warned of continuing delays and cancellations as carriers reschedule flights and reposition aircraft and crews. Fox reports that he also suggested further disruption may come in the coming days.
According to CBS12, Duffy expects systems to return to normal before Thanksgiving travel. AP had reported the same expectation from officials it did not name, so it now has a named source.
His Saturday statement is consistent with what he said on Friday evening. At that point he expected recovery to stretch into the weekend, depending on the availability of crews, pilots and flight attendants.