More than 6,000 flights in US delayed, canceled by storms
This comes on top of more than 1,700 cancellations and another 8,800 delays in the US on Thursday, FlightAware said. Just a day after airline executives met with US transportation officials on how to stem flight disruptions, a band of storms triggered thousands of cancellations and delays for beleaguered carriers. More than 6,000 flights were late or scrubbed altogether as of 4:25 p.m. ET Friday, according to tracking website FlightAware. That comes on top of more than 1,700 cancellations and another 8,800 delays in the US on Thursday, FlightAware said. A line of storms stretched from Mississippi to Virginia, gumming up flights at large hubs in Atlanta, Charlotte, Washington, D.C. and New York. At the same time, airline staffing woes as carriers rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic have made it more difficult to respond to bad weather, leaving carriers with fewer reserve crews. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had a conference call with airline chiefs on Thursday...