Airlines cancel another 1,000 US flights Friday
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Massive flight cancellations have spilled over into a second day after thunderstorms pounded major airports on the East Coast on Thursday.
(CNN) — Massive flight cancellations have spilled over into a second day after thunderstorms pounded major airports on the East Coast on Thursday.
As of 12:45 p.m. ET Friday, flight tracking site FlightAware showed more than 1,000 flights in the United States had been canceled. Once again, New York's LaGuardia, Newark Liberty International and Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C. were at the top for cancellations.
On Thursday, airlines canceled 1,248 flights nationwide, the worst day for flight cancellations of the last six weeks. Southwest Airlines canceled 370 flights, or 9% of its Thursday schedule. Southwest delayed another 1,800 flights, 46% of its Thursday schedule.
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