Hundreds of flights canceled in tri-state area
Airlines canceled hundreds of flights coming and going from the tri-state area Friday and Saturday, according to flight tracking data.
FlightAware, which tracks flights around the globe, reported 250 outgoing flights and 275 incoming flights canceled to and from LaGuardia, Newark Liberty International and John F. Kennedy International airports Friday.
Connecticut airports like Bradley International in Windsor Locks, Tweed in New Haven and Westchester County in New York reported approximately 28 cancellations in total, according to data from FlightAware and from Tweed New Haven Airport.
On Saturday, as of mid-afternoon, LaGuardia, Newark and JFK had seen 81 incoming flights and 90 outgoing flights scrapped.
More than 1,400 flights within, into or out of the United States were canceled Friday, while more than 1,700 were canceled on Thursday, according to the Associated Press and data from FlightAware. On Saturday, as of midafternoon, 759 had been canceled.
Of the total cancellations Friday, American Airlines accounted for 320, while Delta Air Lines had 247 and Endeavor Air had 201. On Saturday, Delta reported 202 cancellations, whie American had 152.
Delta officials said a “variety of factors” continue to impact their efforts to provide timely air travel.
“A variety of factors continue to impact our operations, including challenges with air traffic control, weather and unscheduled absences in some work groups,” officials said in a statement. “Canceling a flight is always our last resort, and we sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience to their travel plans.”
Amid the cancellations, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg held a virtual meeting with airline CEOs Thursday to see how they will operate smoothly over the July 4 holiday and the rest of the summer. They also talked about how to improve accommodations for travelers who get stranded when their flights are scrapped, according to the Associated Press.
In Windsor Locks, Bradley International had 10 cancellations Friday. Six of these were through American Airlines, three were from Delta and one was from PSA Airlines.
Seven outgoing flights — two from Chicago O’Hare, and one each from Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta, Reagan National in Washington, D.C., Charlotte/ Douglas International in North Carolina, Dallas-Fort Worth International and Detroit Metro Wayne County airports. Three incoming flights from Charlotte/ Douglas International, Detroit Metor Wayne County and Chicago O’Hare International were also canceled, according to data from FlightAware.
The airport reported five cancellations Saturday, according to FlightAware. Three were heading to Bradley — from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Raleigh-Durham International and Orlando International respectively. Two were leaving, heading to Hartsfield-Jackson and RaleighDurham.
FlightAware did not have data on Tweed New Haven, but the airport said it had nine cancellations Friday through American Airlines and Delta.
There were eight cancellations at Westchester County Airport Friday — five outgoing and three incoming. Five of these were from PSA Airlines, two were from Endeavor Air and one was from JetBlue.