People across the U.S. are expected to fly in the highest numbers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic for the July 4 holiday weekend, stressing a beleaguered transportation system experiencing tens of thousands of cancellations and delays.
Nearly 8,000 flights within, into or out of the U.S. were delayed on Friday and 587 were canceled. Another 2,100 were delayed and 523 canceled, as of around 11:20 a.m. in New York on Saturday, according to FlightAware.com.
July 4 travelers might also have to contend with bad weather. Thunderstorms are on tap for a stretch of the East Coast from Washington to Boston on Saturday. Further south, Tropical Storm Colin formed “unexpectedly” off the coast of South Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center.
