Summer airline woes are here: What to expect traveling this weekend

A dayslong disruption of flights into and out of the Greater New York area is raising concerns about how prepared airlines are for the Fourth of July holiday, a weekend that is forecast to have record numbers of air travelers. More than four million Americans are expected to fly this holiday period, according to the AAA, the automobile owners’ group, about 11% more than last year and roughly 6% over the record set in 2019. The busiest day of the period, with 52,564 flights, will be Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. But as travelers prepared for a busy holiday weekend, airlines sought to shift blame to the FAA, which runs the country’s air traffic control system, for at least some of the thousands of canceled flights and tens of thousands of flight delays nationwide this week. Story features what travelers need to know.<br/>