US flight disruptions finally ease as the holiday weekend winds down
US airline delays eased on Monday as weather improved, a relief for travelers and airlines as the July Fourth holiday weekend comes to an end. As of Monday afternoon, about 1,200 US flights were delayed and 183 were canceled, down from nearly 4,700 delays and more than 300 cancellations a day earlier, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware. This year through July 3, 2.8% of the more than 4.1m flights scheduled by US airlines were canceled, up from 2.1% of the more than 4.74m flights scheduled in the same period, according to FlightAware. And so far this year, 20.2% of flights were delayed, up from 16.7%. about a fifth of US airlines’ flights were delayed and 2.8% canceled, up from 2.1% canceled over the same period of 2019. The weekend was key for airlines as executives expected a surge of travelers after more than two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. Passengers shelled out more for tickets as fares surpassed 2019 levels. Industry staffing shortages, many the result of buyouts that airlines urged workers to take during the pandemic, have exacerbated routine challenges like bad weather. US airline executives will begin detailing their summer performances and providing updated outlooks for the year in quarterly reports starting midmonth. A big question is what happens after the summer-travel peak fades, as many children in the US go back to school in August. Airlines spent the last few weeks focusing on limiting summer travel disruptions. <br/>
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US flight disruptions finally ease as the holiday weekend winds down
US airline delays eased on Monday as weather improved, a relief for travelers and airlines as the July Fourth holiday weekend comes to an end. As of Monday afternoon, about 1,200 US flights were delayed and 183 were canceled, down from nearly 4,700 delays and more than 300 cancellations a day earlier, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware. This year through July 3, 2.8% of the more than 4.1m flights scheduled by US airlines were canceled, up from 2.1% of the more than 4.74m flights scheduled in the same period, according to FlightAware. And so far this year, 20.2% of flights were delayed, up from 16.7%. about a fifth of US airlines’ flights were delayed and 2.8% canceled, up from 2.1% canceled over the same period of 2019. The weekend was key for airlines as executives expected a surge of travelers after more than two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. Passengers shelled out more for tickets as fares surpassed 2019 levels. Industry staffing shortages, many the result of buyouts that airlines urged workers to take during the pandemic, have exacerbated routine challenges like bad weather. US airline executives will begin detailing their summer performances and providing updated outlooks for the year in quarterly reports starting midmonth. A big question is what happens after the summer-travel peak fades, as many children in the US go back to school in August. Airlines spent the last few weeks focusing on limiting summer travel disruptions. <br/>
