US air travellers have suffered tens of thousands of delayed and cancelled flights this week, prompting finger-pointing between airlines and their regulator and unnerving those with trips scheduled over the busy Independence Day holiday.
Thunderstorms triggered many of the delays among carriers already trying to meet strong demand with stretched passenger capacity. But the chief executive of United Airlines blamed the Federal Aviation Administration, saying the agency “failed us”.
More than 8,200 flights have been cancelled and nearly 46,000 delayed in the US over the past week, according to the FlightAware website. The disruptions were an unpleasant reminder of cancellations and delays that were widespread last summer.
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