By midmorning in the eastern U.S., airlines had scrubbed more than 1,000 flights after canceling more than 1,700 on Thursday.
With a record number of air travelers expected this summer, airlines are facing staffing issues amid increasing demand, leading to canceled flights, long delays and frazzled customers.
On Thursday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg held a virtual meeting with airline CEOs to go over steps the airlines are taking to operate smoothly over the July 4 holiday and the rest of the summer, and to improve accommodation of passengers who get stranded when flights are canceled.that typically kicks off the summer travel season, airlines struggled with bad weather and shortages of workers, especially pilots, leading to cancellations.
So far in June, more than 2.2 million travelers a day on average have gone through security checkpoints at U.S. airports. That's down 13% from the same period before the pandemic.
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Canceled flights cause a bad travel day across the U.S.Airlines nixed more than 1,400 flights -- one of the worst days yet of the summer travel season.
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Flight cancellations create a bad travel day across the USAirlines canceled more than 1,500 flights in the US yesterday, one of the worst days yet for travel as the peak summer vacation season heats up.
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Flight cancellations create a bad travel day across the USAirlines canceled more than 1,500 flights in the U.S. on Thursday, one of the worst days yet for travel as the peak summer vacation season heats up. At LaGuardia Airport in New York, more than one-third of all flights were scrubbed, and more than one-fourth of flights were dropped at nearby Newark Liberty airport in New Jersey, according to tracking service FlightAware. The cancellations came less than three weeks after airlines kicked off the summer travel season by canceling about 2,800 flights in a five-day stretch around the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
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Flight Cancellations Create a Bad Travel Day Across the USAirlines are canceling more than 1,500 flights across the U.S. in one of the worst days yet in the summer travel season. Cancellations were especially high Thursday in the New York City area, where forecasts called for a chance of storms late in the day. At least one-fourth of all flights were scrubbed at LaGuardia Airport in New York and nearby Newark Liberty airport in New Jersey. As travelers waited for flights, airline executives were holding a virtual meeting with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. They were expected to talk about the airlines’ preparation for a busy summer.
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Delta pilots write open letter to customers as airline industry struggles to keep up with traveler demandDelta Air Lines pilots publishes an open letter to customers in a direct appeal to those who may be frustrated by flight delays and cancellations ahead of the summer travel season.
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U.K. vows more Rwanda deportation flights after legal setbackA Tuesday flight was canceled after the European Court of Human Rights, which said the British plan had a chance of causing 'irreversible harm.'
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