“All these poor people are literally just sitting there at the mercy of a company who is not doing anything to help them,” Margo said in an interview. They saw other people looking for unaccompanied minors and heard about stranded travelers who spent hours in line or slept at the airport. Margo said a United agent wouldn’t let them retrieve their bags either - they would have to pick those up at their final destination, New Orleans - then “made me feel like an idiot” for leaving needed medical supplies in a checked bag. When their United flight in Newark was canceled Sunday night, Margo and Jason Osborne searched for other flights but couldn’t find one. Some swore they would never fly again on whichever airline had done them wrong. People whose travel plans were disrupted took to social media to vent against the airlines. The FAA expects Thursday to be the busiest, with more than 52,500 total flights. The number of air travelers could set a pandemic-era record over the holiday weekend. For the past week, an average of 2.6 million people a day have been flying in the United States, about on par with pre-pandemic numbers from 2019, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Travel has picked up steadily every year since bottoming out during the pandemic. New York’s JetBlue canceled 9% of its flights. It canceled more than 300 flights or 12% of its schedule by mid-morning. United Airlines, which has a major hub operation in Newark, New Jersey, was again faring the worst early Wednesday. On top of that, some airline planes may be unable to fly in bad weather starting this weekend because of possible interference with 5G wireless service. Huge crowds, bad weather, inability of some airline crews to reach their scheduling offices - even a Delta jet that made a belly landing in Charlotte, North Carolina - have all contributed to the mess.Īnd it could be just the storm before the storm: The FAA predicted that Thursday would be the heaviest travel day over the July 4 holiday period. The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounded flights going to all three major airports in the New York City area Tuesday night after holding up flights heading to Reagan Washington National and Baltimore-Washington airports near the nation’s capital earlier in the day. The worst disruptions continued to be along the East Coast, which has been pummeled by thunderstorms. flights had been delayed and more than 700 canceled, according to FlightAware. airports again Wednesday, an ominous sign heading into the long July 4 holiday weekend, which is shaping up as the biggest test yet for airlines that are struggling to keep up with surging numbers of passengers.Īs of mid-morning on the East Coast, about 2,000 U.S. Travelers are getting hit with delays at U.S. airports on Tuesday, an ominous sign heading into the long July 4 holiday weekend, which is shaping up as the biggest test yet for airlines that are struggling to keep up with surging numbers of passengers. Travelers waited out widespread delays at U.S. Southwest announced on that service to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport would resume in the first half of 2021.A monitor displays in the departures area of Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport displays flight statuses, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in New York. **** Jackson, MS was previously served by Southwest from 8/9/97 to 6/7/14. *** Southwest served San Francisco Int'l Airport (SFO) from 10/31/82 to 3/4/01 ** Southwest served Denver Stapleton (DEN) from 5/26/83 to 9/30/86 Southwest announced on that service to Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport would resume in the first half of 2021. Southwest restarted service from Intercontinental Airport on 9/8/80 and ceased operations 4/2/05. Service at Intercontinental ceased 5/14/72. * Houston Intercontinental was Southwest's original and only Houston airport with service from 6/18/71 until 11/14/71, when service began from Houston Hobby. Click for more Southwest Airlines History and Corporate Timelineīeaumont/Port Arthur, TX (BPT) - 3/5/79 to 9/5/80ĭetroit City Airport, MI (DET) - 7/6/88 to 9/14/93
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