Airline travelers this Fourth of July weekend may again encounter a national holiday filled with delays and cancellations as air carriers continue to struggle with staffing and other issues that keep planes and customers at the gate.
If the month of June is any indication, this coming weekend, which traditionally sees a spike in the number of travelers, could feel like anything but freedom. Airline industry officials assert delays and cancellations were the rule rather than the exception during the first three weeks of the month. On father’s day weekend, between Thursday, June 16 and Sunday, June 19, more than 5,000 U.S. flights were cancelled.
Here are some issues fliers may have to navigate this weekend.
