MORE flights cancelled, thousands delayed as July Fourth ‘Airmageddon’ continues…

• United Airlines has cancelled 53 flights and delayed 183 so far this morning. Delta has cancelled 39 flights and delayed 283, and American Airlines has cancelled 26 and delayed 391 
• On Saturday alone, the Transportation Security Administration screened more than 2.1 million travelers at airports
• Since the hectic Juneteenth travel weekend, the U.S. has seen more than 12,000 flights canceled 
• Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told Americans to seek compensation for their canceled flights like he did rather than discuss strategies to fix the chaos 
• AAA projects that 47.9 million Americans will travel for the Fourth of July this year, the most in two years 

Travel chaos continued on Sunday with more than 280 flights cancelled and 2,751 delayed by the afternoon during the busiest Independence Day weekend since the pandemic began.

United Airlines has cancelled 53 flights and delayed 183 so far this morning. Delta has cancelled 39 flights and delayed 283, and American Airlines has cancelled 26 and delayed 391.

At least 209 flights were canceled as early as 10am, and 938 delayed, according to FlightAware, which reported that by the end of Saturday, 654 US flights were called off and 5,860 were delayed.

Adding to the mayhem were a series of severe thunder storms that passed through the east coast and midwest on Saturday.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who previously called on airlines to get in shape before the weekend, appeared to give up on getting things under control yesterday as he told Americans to follow his lead and claim compensation over the canceled flights.

‘Airlines offer miles as compensation for some travel issues, and you can often negotiate on this,’ tweeted Buttigieg, who said he got back $112.07 over his canceled flight on Friday after he was initially offered about $30 back.

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