US travelers face flight cancellations, delaying Labor Day weekend
Hundreds of flights in and out of the United States were delayed and dozens canceled Sunday amid the busy Labor Day travel weekend.
International travel hubs in Indonesia, Australia, Canada and Sweden led the list of airports with the most afternoon delays, but U.S. airports were catching up, according to flight tracking site Flight Aware.
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport reported 50 delays and five cancellations, the website said — followed in the U.S. by New York’s JFK Airport, which reported 38 delays as of 2:30 p.m.
Overall, 1,345 flights were delayed within, in or out of the United States, the website said, and another 1[ads1]57 were canceled.
Turkish Airlines reported 628 delays, more than any other airline. Delta and American Airlines reported the most delays of all US airlines – 197 and 179 respectively.
The flight frustrations come after more than 3,600 US flights were delayed on Saturday.
AAA predicted that 32% of Americans planned to travel over the Labor Day weekend.
It predicted it will be the busiest Labor Day travel weekend in three years, Fox Weather reported.
On Thursday, the Transportation Department said it launched an airline customer service dashboard, prompting “significant changes” from all but one of the 10 largest U.S. airlines.
“Passengers deserve transparency and clarity about what to expect from an airline when there is a cancellation or disruption,” Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg said in a statement. “This dashboard brings that information together in one place so travelers can easily understand their rights, compare airline practices and make informed decisions.”
