Flight Cancellations Continue To Thwart Holiday Travel

USA Today reports:

Airline travelers are not only facing sticker shock this Memorial Day weekend, the kickoff to the summer travel season. They’re also dealing with a pileup of flight cancellations.

More than 1200 flights were canceled as of 3:00 PM EST on Sunday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. That followed more than 1,500 cancellations Saturday and 2,300 Friday.

Delta noted in an email to The Associated Press that Saturday’s cancellations were due to bad weather and “air traffic control actions,” noting it’s trying to cancel flights at least 24 hours in advance this Memorial Day weekend.

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The number of scrubbed flights during the busy U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend is rising. Delta Air Lines has canceled the most flights among major U.S. airlines. https://t.co/FMgDNo8cQs

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 29, 2022