Summer travel season off to rough start amid widespread flight delays There’s little relief in sight as thousands of flights have been delayed or canceled in recent days due to inclement weather and staffing shortages.
The feared repeat of last year’s summer travel woes began to materialize this week , with thousands of flights delayed or canceled amid inclement weather and staffing shortages.
The troubles began last weekend, with nearly 2,000 U.S. flights canceled, according to FlightAware. Disruptions continued into Monday, when more than 11,000 U.S. flights were delayed or canceled. At least 7,300 were affected Tuesday.
By Wednesday, the delays and cancellations had begun to level off to about 2,000 U.S. flights, according to FlightAware.
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