More than 2,000 flights in, to or from the United States, scheduled to run between Friday and Sunday, have been canceled and nearly 14,000 more were delayed before June 10 and Father’s Day, which fall on Sunday this year, according to data from FlightAware.
FlightAware found that 1,473 flights were canceled and 8,958 were delayed on Friday, while 818 were canceled and 4,884 were delayed so far on Saturday. In addition, 419 flights scheduled for Sunday were canceled as of Saturday night.
The interruptions come amid heavy traffic at the airport this weekend. Data provided by the Transport Security Administration (TSA) shows that 2,438,784 people passed through airport checkpoints on Friday. This is the highest traffic registered by the agency since November 28, 2021, the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
The airline suffered revenue losses at the start of the pandemic as the virus discouraged people from traveling. Against the backdrop of the nation’s recovery from COVID-19 last summer, TSA administrator Darby Lajoy warned officials that there was likely to be a shortage of staff at more than 100 airports in the country.
Coronavirus-infected employees also sometimes contribute to airline staff shortages. Some airlines said earlier this year that they had been forced to suspend flights after some employees called them ill.
Major airlines, including Delta and Southwest, also cut thousands of flights from their schedules this summer, citing factors such as labor shortages, supplier problems and COVID-19.
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Severe weather conditions have caused flight cancellations and delays in recent months.
In an interview with the Associated Press on Saturday, Transport Secretary Pete Buttigig said the United States could penalize airlines if flights continue to be disrupted in large numbers, noting that he himself had recently faced cancellations.
“This happens to a lot of people, and that’s why we pay a lot of attention to what can be done and how to make sure that the airlines deliver,” Butigig told the Telegraph.
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