Wintry weather combined with the pandemic to frustrate air travelers whose return flights home from the holidays were canceled or delayed in the first days...
The combination of factors frustrates air travelers whose return flights home from the holidays were canceled or delayed in the first days of the new year.
By early afternoon Sunday, nearly 2,400 U.S. flights and more than 4,000 worldwide had been canceled, according toThat followed Saturday’s mass cancellations of more than 2,700 U.S. flights, and more than 4,700 worldwide. Saturday’s single-day U.S. toll was the highest since just before Christmas, when airlines began blaming staffing shortages on increasing COVID-19 infections among crews.
Southwest Airlines said it is working to help customers affected by over 400 flights canceled around the country Sunday, about 11% of its schedule. The Dallas-based airline said it anticipates even more operational challenges to come as the storm system pushes into the Eastern seaboard. SkyWest, a regional carrier that operates flights under the names American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express, grounded nearly 500 flights on Sunday, about 20% of its schedule, according to FlightAware.
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