Air traffic chaos in the US over the long Independence Day weekend, with more than 600 flights canceled by midday on Saturday alone due to staff shortages. Both domestic and international flights were affected. More than 3,300 flights were delayed on Saturday. The aviation industry, which has been hit hard by the corona pandemic, is also struggling with a huge staff shortage in Europe.
According to flightaware.com, which specializes in flight connections, 587 U.S. flights had already been canceled on Friday. Also before Sunday it became clear that many passengers would again be stuck at the airports – more than 100 flights have already been canceled.
Many are switching to cars
Since the chaos comes as no surprise, many travelers in the US have given up flying as their mode of transportation from the start. Despite high fuel prices, a record 42 million residents will drive at least 80 kilometers before the holiday Monday, the AAA predicted.
Chaos in Europe
There is also chaos at European airports: in Paris, for example, there were strikes on Saturday that led to the cancellation of more than 20 percent of planned take-offs and landings, and at the AUA there were also about a hundred canceled flights over the weekend, which were too late. were due to corona-related malfunctions on the airport staff. At Lufthansa, more than 3,000 flights had to be canceled due to staff shortages.
Source: Krone
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