U.S. airlines canceled high numbers of flights as they tried to recover from storms while accommodating growing crowds of summer vacationers.
By early afternoon on Saturday in the United States, airlines have scrubbed more than 700 flights after canceling more than 1,400 on Friday, according to tracking service FlightAware.
Airports with the most cancellations included those in Charlotte, North Carolina, a major hub for American Airlines, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty in the New York City area, and Reagan Washington National outside Washington.
On Thursday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg held a virtual meeting with airline CEOs to go over steps the airlines are taking to operate smoothly over the July 4 holiday and the rest of the summer, and to improve accommodation of passengers who get stranded when flights are canceled….