"Flight delays and cancellations piled up over the three-day holiday period, with flight-tracking service FlightAware showing nearly 30,000 delays in and out of U.S. airports from Sunday of last week through Monday. FlightAware data shows there were 7,928 delays in and out of U.S. airports yesterday, along with 592 cancellations. Saturday and Sunday were roughly the same, with 5,007 delays and 114 cancellations on Saturday and 7,981 delays and 271 cancellations on Sunday."
"Airlines for America, a trade group representing U.S. airlines, had warned before the weekend that shutdown-related shortages in air traffic controllers could create travel headaches at a number of airports, although the group insisted that flying remains safe, as CNN reported. Bad weather, including a nor'easter that made its way up the East Coast, contributed to the chaos, causing delays at Northeast airports including New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark International Airport in New Jersey."
Bad weather and the ongoing U.S. government shutdown combined to cause widespread flight delays and cancellations over the three-day holiday period. FlightAware recorded nearly 30,000 delays in and out of U.S. airports from Sunday through Monday. Yesterday's totals included 7,928 delays and 592 cancellations; Saturday had 5,007 delays and 114 cancellations, and Sunday had 7,981 delays and 271 cancellations. Airlines for America warned that shutdown-related air-traffic controller shortages could worsen travel disruptions, while a nor'easter caused significant delays at Northeast hubs including JFK and Newark. Early Tuesday counts fell to 499 delays and 26 cancellations but were rising.
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