A screen displays flight information at Des Moines International Airport, in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 12, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Marco Bello | Reuters
Airlines canceled more than 3,000 U.S. flights Friday as they grappled with winter weather and the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes.
Storms in the Midwest helped drive more than 8,400 delays, with disruptions around Chicago and Detroit, major hubs for the largest U.S. carriers, according to flight-tracker FlightAware. Disruptions continued, with 1,700 cancellations and more than 700 delays as of Saturday morning.
About 40% of flights at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, a hub for United Airlines and American Airlines, were canceled after a snowstorm led to an over two-hour ground stop. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, a Delta Air Lines hub, had more than half of flights Friday either delayed or canceled due to the storms.
Southwest Airlines, which has a big operation out of Chicago Midway, canceled more…
2024-01-13 09:11:13
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