

“I am on my way to my final destination,” Peifer told CNN. She was at LaGuardia airport and traveling back to Phoenix. Kate Peifer told CNN she was forced to get a rental car and drive 900 miles after Southwest Airlines canceled the second part of her flight on Sunday.

“I’ve flown with Southwest over 200 times and I’ve always been very happy with their customer service,” Cory said. She also lost money on a booked AirBnb in Orlando and had to rearrange childcare. At 3 am she saw her flight had been canceled and spent more than eight hours on the phone with customer service.Ĭory said she has spent more than $400 and used 20,000 credit card points on a United flight that will depart the morning of her cruise. Marye Cory was set to fly from Oklahoma City to Orlando Sunday morning for a cruise. Southwest canceled 808 flights on Saturday, stranding thousands of passengers across the country. It’s a busy travel weekend as Monday is a federal holiday. On Sunday, American Airlines canceled 2% of its flights and low-budget Spirit Airlines also canceled 2%, according to FlightAware. However, other airlines did not appear to be as severely impacted by these issues. “Flight delays and cancellations occurred for a few hours Friday afternoon due to widespread severe weather, military training and limited staffing in one area of the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center,” the FAA said. The agency said that airlines are experiencing delays because of aircraft and crews being out of place. In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said there have been no air traffic related cancellations since Friday. The airline recovery has been put on hold as Covid-19 strikes again Travelers make their way through the Miami International Airport on Septemin Miami, Florida.
