For air travelers, the new year picked up where the old one left off — with lots of frustration. By Saturday afternoon, more than 2,500 U.S. flights and...
Travelers make their way through security at Dallas Love Field on Friday, as flight cancellations continued to disrupt holiday plans.For air travelers, the new year picked up where the old one left off — with lots of frustration.
That is the highest single-day toll yet since just before Christmas, when airlines began blaming staffing shortages on increasing COVID-19 infections among crews. More than 12,000 U.S. flights have been canceled since Dec. 24. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, which has major operations at Chicago Midway and Denver, canceled more than 450 flights nationwide, or 13% of its schedule, by midmorning. American, Delta, United and JetBlue scrubbed more than 100 flights apiece.
Among international carriers, China Eastern scrubbed more than 500 flights, or about one-fourth of its total, and Air China canceled more than 200 flights, one-fifth of its schedule, according to FlightAware.
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