Airlines reduce cancellations, but US flight problems linger
Air travel in the United States improved Monday after a rocky weekend that left thousands of flyers stranded by thunderstorms in Florida.
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Air travel in the United States improved Monday after a rocky weekend that left thousands of flyers stranded by thunderstorms in Florida.
Airlines canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this past weekend and delayed thousands more.
Hundreds of people flocked to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in hopes of getting a flight after thousands were cancelled on Feb. 24 due to winter weather.
The winter weather moving into and through North Texas Thursday is affecting travel on the roads and in the air.
The FAA said there were periodic ground stops during the day Wednesday for DFW Airport bound flights at the request of American Airlines.
The winter storm that delivered a mix of ice, sleet and freezing rain to North Texas is still impacting traffic in and out of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
The people who are flying said there's a lot of stress when it comes to traveling, especially during this time of year, but everyone has the same goal: to get back home.
Wintry weather combined with the pandemic lead to frustrated air travelers. Hundreds of flights were cancelled Monday morning.
Some American Airlines travelers are still feeling the effects from a weekend fraught with cancellations and delays.
With the blamed bad weather behind them, American Airlines says 1800 flight attendants will return to work Monday -- but more than 250 flights have already been canceled.
The airline cancelled more flights on Sunday and Monday than any other airline in the world, leading to speculation about the cause.
Frustration is running high at Dallas Love Field and across the country as some 365 Southwest Airlines flights have already been canceled Monday.
Travelers at DFW Airport are beyond frustrated.
Cancellations, delays and frustration (in front of and behind the counter) as air travel in the U.S. hits new pandemic-era high, and airlines scramble to keep up with vacation crowds.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines said storms at its large DFW and Charlotte hubs this month have caused about 950 flight cancellations throughout its entire system.
Computer system outages caused Southwest Airlines to ground hundreds of flights two days in a row. On the third consecutive day, June 16, passengers continued to deal with canceled flights and delays, as the airline tried to recover.
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At DFW Airport, the temperature was 4 degrees Fahrenheit — 3 degrees colder than Moscow.
Southwest Airlines is grounding two Boeing jets after finding cracks in parts that connect wings to the fuselage.
Southwest Airlines has become the first airline to say it won't fly the Boeing 737 Max aircraft again until next year.
Boeing says it is booking a $4.9 billion charge to cover possible compensation to airlines that have canceled thousands of flights since the 737 Max jet was grounded.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is joining other major carriers and is again pushing back the date it expects to be able to fly the grounded Boeing 737 Max jet.
The plane was grounded around the world since mid-March, after the second of two crashes that killed a combined 346 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
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Frisco Police said at about 7:45 a.m. Friday, officers with the assistance of the Waxahachie Police Department, arrested 57-year-old Keith Hart for murder in the 2002 death of Frank Weiss.
The MV Hondius is currently traveling to the Canary Islands, where the 147 people on board will be methodically off-boarded and flown home.
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