Airlines have continued to delay and cancel a multitude of flights during the busy season even after reducing their summer schedules in order to become more reliable.
weekend is just one day away, but troubles at the airport haven't eased. Travelers from coast-to-coast have found themselves in a bind as airlines continue to cancel and delay a multitude of flights right before the major summer holiday where over 47 million people are expected to travel.
About 3.55 million are expected to fly, according to AAA. More than 2,400 flights in, out of and across the United States were delayed and another 418 were canceled as of 3:30 p.m. ET Thursday, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware. Travellers check departure screens for their flight status at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. have been disrupted each day this week with delays reaching as high as 5,777 on Wednesday, according to FlightAware. A day before that, delays reached above 4,500, according to the data. Travelers have faced issues throughout the summer even after airlines dropped 15% of the flights they originally planned for June through August to make the remaining flights more reliable, according to Airlines for America President Nicholas Calio. Airlines struggled with bad weather and shortages of workers, especially pilots, leading to widespread cancellations over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, which typically kicks off the summer travel season. Cancelations reached 4.7% on the Friday of that holiday weekend, according to FlightAware. A flight shows cancelled on the departures board at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Arlington, Va. FlightAware spokesperson Kathleen Bangs told FOX Business that things didn't get any easier over Father’s Day and the Juneteenth holiday weekend, either. The website saw a "streak of delays and even higher cancellations," according to Bangs. On Thursday and Friday of that weekend, cancellations reached 6% and 5%, respectively, she said.
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