Airline havoc is still chewing through schedules

Airline havoc is still chewing through schedules

US airline disruptions continue, with over 1,700 cancellations and 5,000 delays even as there are signs the shutdown may be ending soon. The pain is spread around: at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, the average delay is one hour, and at Chicago O’Hare it’s 44 minutes. The situation also includes mandated flight reductions reaching 6 percent on Tuesday and then 10 percent by November 14.

Gobble's Take: When the board turns into a wall of delays and cancellations, “travel day” becomes a vibes-based experience no one asked for.
Source: Al Jazeera

More cancellations followed the worst day of shutdown-era travel

On the fourth day of disruptions, more than 2,300 flights were canceled and more than 8,700 delayed. The report says that was significantly lower than the figures recorded on Sunday, but it was still enough to leave hundreds of thousands of travelers with upended plans.

Gobble's Take: “Less awful than Sunday” is not exactly the reassurance travelers were hoping to hear.
Source: The Washington Post

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