Airline companies will have to pay $292 million in refunds to passengers whose flights were delayed during the first six months of the year, according to a study released Thursday.

Approximately 415,800 U.S. air passengers experienced a flight delay from Jan. 1 through June 30, compared
with
260,900 people who were delayed in the same period
last year, according to a report by international flight compensation organization
AirHelp.

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