Fireworks likely erupted at some airport travel counters when over 6,000 flights were delayed ahead of the Fourth of July.
A total of 6,611 flights into, out of, or within the United States were delayed on Friday, and 558 U.S. flights for the same day were canceled. As of Friday evening, 251 Saturday flights into, out of, or within the U.S. have been canceled, and 65 of the same kind for Sunday have also been canceled, according to FlightAware.
“If you’ve encountered delays and cancellations recently, I apologize,” Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian wrote in a letter posted to social media. “We’ve spent years establishing Delta Air Lines as the industry leader in reliability, and though the majority of our flights continue to operate on time, this level of disruption and uncertainty is unacceptable.”
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Travelers who hit the road instead of the airport are also in for a bumpy ride, as the U.S. average for the price of gas was $4.842 per gallon on Friday. Around 42 million people are expected to drive ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, according to AAA.
Ahead of the holiday weekend, 642 flights into, out of, or within the U.S. were canceled, and more than 4,500 were delayed on Tuesday. Nearly 1,000 flights were canceled and around 7,400 were delayed on Monday.
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Staffing shortages and rebounding demand for travel as the pandemic abates are major contributors to the travel woes.
