Winter weather combined with pandemics until frustrated air travelers whose flight returns from vacation canceled or postponed on the first days of the new year.
More than 2,600 US flights and more than 4,400 worldwide are based on Sundays, according to Flightear tracking services.
It took part in a mass cancellation Saturday more than 2,700 US flights, and more than 4,700 worldwide.
“It was absolute Mayhem,” said Natasha Enos, who spent Saturday night and Sunday morning at Denver International Airport during what was supposed to be a short stop on a cross-country trip from Washington to San Francisco.
US voltage Single-Saturday from Ground flights was the highest since Christmas, when the airline began to blame the lack of staff on increasing Covid-19 infection between the crew.
The winter storm that hit the Midwest on Saturday made Chicago the worst place in this country for travelers throughout the weekend.
About a quarter of all flights at O’Hare airport canceled Sunday.
Denver airport also faces significant interference.
Enos, who flew in Frontier Airlines, did not learn that his flight connected to California was canceled until he had landed in Denver.
Then it was in a hurry to find alternative flights and navigate through baggage claims packed with stranded and confused tourists, amid concerns about the spread of Omicron variants which greatly transmitted from Covid-19.
“It was a lot of people in a very small room and not everyone was masked,” said the 28-year-old financial analyst.
“There are many children who are exhausted and some families are so stressed.” In Michigan, the authority running Detroit International Airport said the crew worked all the time to remove the snow and maintain an airport.
Atlanta Airport Authority advised tourists to arrive earlier than usual because of high passenger volume, potential weather problems and lack of pandemic-fueled staff can extend the time needed to pass through the security gate.
And thousands of miles from the nearest blowstorm, Hawaiian Airlines said they had to cancel several inter-island flights and cross the Pacific due to lack of staff.
Southwest Airlines said it was trying to help customers affected by around 400 flights were canceled throughout the country, around 11% of the schedule.
Dallas-based airlines anticipate even more operational challenges to come as a storm system pushing into East Selayard.
Delta Air Lines said that Sunday issued a neglect of travel for planned flights this week from Central Atlantic Airport in Baltimore and Washington in estimated winter weather preparations.
American Airlines said most Deveded Sunday flights had been canceled previously to avoid last-minute disorders at the airport.
Skywest, regional operators who operate flights with the name of American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express, are grounded more than 500 week flights, around 20% of the schedule, according to Flightware.
The airline said they took steps to reduce cancellations caused by workers affected by a pandemic.
United offer to pay a three-fold pilot or more than the usual wages to take open flights until most of January.
Spirit Airlines reached an agreement with the flight attendant association to pay double for the cabin crew until Tuesday, a union spokesman said.
The airline hopes that the schedule of extra salary and reduced makes them through holiday entertainment and to the heart of January, when travel demand usually falls.
A seasonal decline can be sharper than normal this year because most business travelers are still based.
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