Flight Cancellations Delays July 4th Travel
For many air travelers, July 4 will be spent finding a way to get to their holid
July 4, 2014— -- For many air travelers, July 4 will be spent finding a way to get to their holiday weekend destinations.
Flight cancellations on Thursday -- predicted to be the busiest travel day of the summer -- reached almost 800 in the U.S., with the majority of those in busy airline hubs in the Northeast and Chicago. Flight delays neared 3,000.
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The high number of cancellations means travelers will be looking for empty seats on today's flights. According to flight tracking web site Flight Aware, today's outlook is far better than yesterday:
As of 11 a.m., there were 230 cancellations nationwide and about 1,000 flight delays.
Many domestic airline has issued a flexible travel policy allowing travelers to change their plans. Travelers should also know they are eligible for a refund -- which may come in the form of a flight credit for future travel -- if they opt not to take their trips.
The following is an airline-by-airline list of policies:
