Fourth of July Weekend Airmageddon: More Than 10,000 Flights Delayed, Hundreds Canceled – Transportation Sec. Buttigieg Silent

More than 300 flights were canceled across the US by Thursday evening as the airline industry prepared for July 4 "Airmageddon." Approximately 20% of the flights were delayed and 2.8% were canceled - a staggering number of cancelations and delays due to staffing shortages yet Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg remains silent

By Saturday afternoon, more than 600 flights were canceled and 5,893 more were delayed - this means 28.8% of all flights were either canceled or delayed.

• About 1,200 U.S. 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
• So far this year, 20.2% of flights have been delayed, up from 16.7%.

Pete Buttigieg issued a weak response

• He attacked the private airline industry instead
• Instead of addressing the issue of canceled flights, he told passengers they are entitled to a prompt refund if their flight gets canceled
• This has proven to be ineffective because the private airlines have already had their issues with cancellations and delays

 

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