US: Flying via a smaller airport? It may take a while
The steep drop in demand caused by the pandemic has the airlines instituting last-minute cancellations while significantly reducing future schedules, making it hard for passengers to know if a purchased ticket will result in an actual flight. American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United and Delta have all announced domestic flight reductions of about 70%. Large airports have seen their number of flights drastically reduced. United has cut its flights to Newark Liberty International Airport from 139 per day serving 62 destinations to 15 flights per day serving nine destinations. Actual departures from Newark by all airlines dropped to 99 on April 7 from 564 on March 7, according to Flightradar24. But as bad as things are at major airports, for small-market cities, which may have a limited number of carriers, the effect has been amplified. Story has details.<br/>
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US: Flying via a smaller airport? It may take a while
The steep drop in demand caused by the pandemic has the airlines instituting last-minute cancellations while significantly reducing future schedules, making it hard for passengers to know if a purchased ticket will result in an actual flight. American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United and Delta have all announced domestic flight reductions of about 70%. Large airports have seen their number of flights drastically reduced. United has cut its flights to Newark Liberty International Airport from 139 per day serving 62 destinations to 15 flights per day serving nine destinations. Actual departures from Newark by all airlines dropped to 99 on April 7 from 564 on March 7, according to Flightradar24. But as bad as things are at major airports, for small-market cities, which may have a limited number of carriers, the effect has been amplified. Story has details.<br/>
