UNDATED (AP)- The unofficial start of summer is offering a troubling look at what lies ahead for travelers during the peak vacation season. U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights over a five-day stretch including the Memorial Day weekend, as bad weather, crews calling in sick, and other factors snarled their operations. Delta Air Lines, which is usually among the top performers, had the worst record among major carriers with more than 800 canceled flights from Thursday through Monday (May 26-30, 2022). The unofficial start of summer over the holiday weekend offers a troubling glimpse of what could lie ahead for travelers during the peak vacation season.
MAY 29, 2022:
ATLANTA (AP) — Hundreds of flights worldwide were cancelled by midday Sunday, adding to the mounting number of scrubbed flights during the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend. Just over 1,000 flights had been canceled as of 11 a.m. EDT Sunday, according to tracking website FlightAware. That follows more than 2,300 cancellations Friday and another 1,500 on Saturday. More than 250 of Sunday’s cancellations involved aircraft scheduled to fly to or from U.S. cities. Delta Air Lines cancelled the most flights among major U.S. airlines. Delta said Saturday’s cancellations were because of bad weather and “air traffic control actions.”
