Thousands of flights were disrupted in the first three days of Thanksgiving week amid harsh weather conditions and a shortage of air traffic controllers.
More than 14,000 flights were delayed in the United States between Monday and Wednesday, according to data from FlightAware. In addition, 214 were canceled. There have already been 583 delays and 46 cancellations as of 10:21 a.m. EST, Nov. 28.
As many as 5.84 million people are expected to fly domestically for this Thanksgiving, according to an estimate from the American Automobile Association, which it called a “new record.”
The National Weather Service is predicting wind chills and “potential for hazardous travel impacts” from Thanksgiving through the end of the weekend, according to a Nov. 28 X post….