Why more air travel chaos is on its way
CNN
Canceled flights, endless check in and security lines and maelstroms of lost luggage -- the summer of misery is set to continue for fliers, but there are ways around it.
(CNN) — Now is the summer of our discontent, Shakespeare didn't exactly write in "Richard III," but for airline travelers in the US and Europe that's exactly what this summer is shaping up to be.
Flights are vanishing from the schedules -- some at the last minute as airlines fail to offer the services that travelers have spent significant amounts of money on, often in the hope of enjoying their first escape in years. More than 1,500 flights were canceled in the US alone this past Saturday and Sunday, and the US is heading into its busy July 4 holiday weekend.
Delta Air Lines has trimmed about 100 flights a day from its schedule in July to "minimize disruptions" and has issued a waiver for July 4 travelers as it braces for passenger volumes "not seen since before the pandemic." Air Canada has said it will cancel up to 10% of flights in July and August, roughly 150 a day.
