If current trends continue, it could be a difficult time to travel this summer.
During the holiday weekend, more than 5,000 flights were canceled around the world, including several in Minneapolis St. Paul International (MSP). At least 16 flights were canceled and more than 50 were delayed at MSP on Sunday.
Leading in cancellations at MSP: Delta.
This could be just the beginning of a tough travel season for Delta customers. Recently, Delta announced that it will have 100 fewer flights during July and part of August; the popular airline cited weather, air traffic control, vendor staffing and increased COVID case rates as a reason for the reduction.
Memorial Day weekend was one of the busiest weekends since the pandemic began: on Saturday, Delta canceled 9% of its flights.
One of his canceled flights on Sunday was to take Tim Thomdson home to Colorado after traveling internationally.
“I’m exhausted,” Thomdson told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS at MSP, adding, “This is the second or third time this year. [that] I have been canceled “.
In addition, airfare prices have risen: Hopper’s travel data shows that the return ticket cost 24% more than this time in 2019 and 45% more than a year ago, in $ 400.
In case of cancellation, Thrifty Traveler (shared tips on what to do:
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