On Monday, flights were running on time at DFW Airport and Love Field. Over the weekend, the website FlightAware said more than 16,000 flights were delayed or canceled across the country.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines says most delays were caused by weather but is also dealing with staffing shortages.
"When I went out to El Paso, we had a bunch of delays, and that was on Thursday," one woman who was returning to DFW from El Paso said Monday afternoon.
"I'm going to Paris, France the 20th of July. I'm all excited about that, and I'm going to get here at least three, maybe four, hours early," another woman arriving from El Paso said.
On Monday afternoon, DFW and Love Field were reporting a few issues.
Passengers say American has been offering larger amounts to fly standby since flights have been so crowded. But they also say more expensive jet fuel may price them out of the market.
"I'm assuming I'm going to be able to get from Point A to Point B. It's just a matter of fares," one man arriving from San Diego said. "Fares are so much more, and they're climbing."
"In today's economy, seats are getting worse, and I don't see a way out, so we're going to be suffering for a while," a man arriving from Salt Lake City said.
Because of a shortage of pilots, American Airlines announced on Monday that regional carriers would end service to three locations on September 7th: Islip, NY, Ithaca, NY, and Toledo, OH. American is the only commercial carrier serving Toledo now.
“We’re extremely grateful for the care and service our team members provided to our customers in Islip, Ithaca and Toledo, and are working closely with them during this time," American wrote in a statement.
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