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“Our planners continue their work to anticipate operational challenges today following the winter storm that moved across the country over the weekend, creating a band of heavy winter weather affecting the Baltimore/D.C. area Monday morning,” said Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Alyssa Foster. “Canceling hundreds of flights causes disruption across our operational system. A displacement of aircraft and employees of that magnitude brings other issues, including staffing challenge.
The Transportation Security Administration recorded more than 2 million passengers on Sunday to finish the holiday travel season, a period where more than 45 million passengers have traveled through checkpoints going back to Dec. 12. It’s been, by far, the busiest travel period since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, although air travel is still 10% to 20% below pre-pandemic levels.
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