More 2 000 flights canceled on Saturday in U. S.
2022.12.24 12:25
More 2 000 flights canceled on Saturday in U. S.
Budrigannews.com – Following a massive winter storm that snarled airport operations across the United States and frustrated thousands of holiday travelers, airlines canceled nearly 2,000 U.S. flights as of Saturday morning.
According to flight tracking website FlightAware, there were approximately 4,000 total flight delays within, into, or out of the United States as of Saturday morning. Additionally, there were approximately 2,000 total cancellations of flights within the United States. Over 450 Southwest Airlines flights were canceled on Saturday morning (NYSE:). as well as nearly 400 from Delta Air Lines Inc.
On Saturday, an arctic blast swept across a large portion of the United States, disrupting flights and causing power outages and car accidents. Several cities from Pennsylvania to Georgia were anticipated to experience the coldest Christmas Eve on record.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Pittsburgh’s highest temperature on Christmas Eve will be just 7 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 13 degrees Celsius). This will surpass the city’s previous record-breaking low of 13 degrees Fahrenheit, which was set in 1983.
According to the U.S. Global Change Research Program, the frequency and intensity of winter storms have increased over the past 70 years. According to the Environmental Defense Fund, this is partly due to climate change because as the planet warms, more water evaporates into the atmosphere, resulting in more precipitation overall.
FlightAware reports 5,936 cancellations of flights in the United States on Friday.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated on Saturday that “increased air traffic volume and winter weather affecting the Northern half of the U.S. could still cause delays to holiday travel,” despite the fact that travel conditions were anticipated to improve.
A NBC News subsidiary detailed that harsh weather conditions dropped north of 130 trips starting around Saturday morning at the Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Air terminal. The news organization was informed by some passengers that they were not informed prior to arriving at the airport.
On Saturday morning, an affiliate of ABC News showed long lines at the Denver International Airport, where nearly 130 flights were canceled and over 150 flights were delayed.
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Through Christmas, passenger railroad Amtrak also canceled dozens of trains, causing thousands of people to miss out on holiday travel.
