During Saturday alone, considerable numbers of flight cancellations and delays occurred. Per FlightAware, flights cancelled on Saturday, June 18 stand cited as at 818. Meanwhile, delayed flights remain substantially higher at 4,884.
Friday’s flight cancellations and delays turned out to be even worse. On the 17th, 1,473 cancellations and 8,958 delays took place.
Already, multiple flights scheduled to proceed on Father’s Day remain cancelled. Thus far, flight cancellations for Sunday are documented at 419. More cancellations are not outside the realm of possibilities, though.
A tough road ahead for airlines
On Saturday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke out about across-the-board cancellations of flights.
According to Buttigieg, the federal government continues to carefully monitor the situation. Furthermore, the Transportation Secretary stated the focus remains on ensuring that airlines “deliver” and do their jobs.
If these mass cancellations and delays proceed, Buttigieg informed that airlines could end up facing penalties from the federal government.
