Posted on 07/02/2022 1:03:20 PM PDT by RummyChick
Airlines have cancelled and delayed hundreds of flights in the U.S. sparking travel chaos during the busiest Fourth of July weekend since the pandemic, which has been dubbed 'Airmageddon.'
Around 48 million people are expected to travel this weekend with AAA estimating 3.5million would take to the air. But the actual number of passengers flying may be dramatically higher as, the Transportation Security Administration screened more than 2.4 million travelers at airports on Thursday alone - up 17 percent from the Fourth of July Friday in 2019.
Many fliers will be facing disappointment, with 604 flights canceled by 2:30pm, and 2,879 have been delayed, according to Flight Aware, which reported that by the end of Friday, 586 U.S. flights were called off and 7,773 were rescheduled.
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 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.
'Sometimes an airline will offer you points or miles as compensation, but you are entitled to a cash refund when your flight is canceled.'
Leading major U.S. airlines in cancellations on Saturday was American Airlines, which canceled 96 flights and delayed 421 flights. Delta followed behind, canceling 63 flights and delaying 322.
United Airlines has canceled 42 flights and delayed 185, and Southwest has called off 22 flights and has delayed 507 flights so far.
Since the hectic Juneteenth travel weekend, the U.S. has seen more than 12,000 flights cancelled, according to Flight Aware.
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Pete Buttplugger is too busy with monkey sex to worry about doing his job š¤Ŗ
He knows the only thing that matters is being a fag
Aren’t mandatory experimental vaccinations great?
The broke the world to get rid of Trump. They got rid of Trump but they ended up breaking the world. Somehow, I think they are fine with that. As long as they get theirs, I think they see breaking the world as a good thing, as in “never let a good crisis go to waste”.
I’m for the air traffic control system being separated from the FAA and privatized as has happened in many other countries.
Monkey sex? Is that like muskrat love?
This is easily the least competent federal government the USA has ever had. This is amateur hour from top to bottom. Every single one of them is either dangerous or clueless. I am glad most of them are too clueless to be dangerous.
Ooo - thereās our Iraqi National guardsman in action showing us what heās made of.
Is that like radar love?
for that that can’t afford to go to Wimbledon..chaos today over the Greek after the second set. I wondered why the match was still going on.
Buttplug is a Total Failure at the job
I won’t be flying again until this Biden nightmare is over.
Buttgigg is a worthless slug.
Imagine having a Cabinet position with no consequences for being totally inept.
It leaves one free to concentrate on āracist roadsā and other pressing matters.
āBut Joe, I TOLD the airlines to shape up, what else can I do?ā
Back to chest feedingā¦
The Buttgigger is in way over his head. Of course, manager at Mickey D’s is likely over his head.
With each passing day, the United States becomes more like Venezuela.
HUH? I musta missed something. Isn’t the current badministration response concerning transportation “Buy an EV!”. ššš½
Booty Judge had no qualifications for this job other than being a fag. This was a token, affirmative action pick by Dementia Joe based on Boot-Edge-Edge’s predilection for sodomy. Being the leftist mayor of a landlocked, 3rd-rate, s—thole town doesn’t make one qualified to oversee that nation’s transportation infrastructure.
“This is easily the least competent federal government the USA has ever had. This is amateur hour from top to bottom. Every single one of them is either dangerous or clueless. I am glad most of them are too clueless to be dangerous.”
Yes.
All of them are frontmen. Decoration.
“They broke the world to get rid of Trump. They got rid of Trump but they ended up breaking the world.”
It’s as simple as that.
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