Milan, 15 Nov. (LaPresse) – Air travel in the United States is still being disrupted by the fallout from the nationwide flight ban that paralysed air travel for more than four hours on Friday. According to FlightAware, a flight data monitoring service, over 6,600 flights were cancelled on Saturday, including both domestic flights and those arriving in or departing from the US, whilst at least 760 have already been cancelled today. Numerous delays have also been reported: over 7,700 flights were delayed in the US on Saturday, whilst at least another 200 flights are delayed today. CNN reports that by 8.00 pm US Eastern Time, Delta Air Lines had cancelled 26 per cent of its flights, American Airlines 42 per cent, and United Airlines 26 per cent of the flights scheduled for Saturday.
US: flight chaos – over 6,000 flights cancelled on Saturday, at least 760 today
Milan, 15 Nov. (LaPresse) – Air travel in the United States is still being disrupted by the fallout from the nationwide flight ban that paralysed air travel for more than four hours on Friday. According to FlightAware, a flight data monitoring service, over 6,600 flights were cancelled on Saturday, including both domestic flights and those arriving in or departing from the US, whilst at least 760 have already been cancelled today. Numerous delays have also been reported: over 7,700 flights were delayed in the US on Saturday, whilst at least another 200 flights are delayed today. CNN reports that by 8.00 pm US Eastern Time, Delta Air Lines had cancelled 26 per cent of its flights, American Airlines 42 per cent, and United Airlines 26 per cent of the flights scheduled for Saturday.