Flight cancelations continue Monday following another holiday weekend of travel issues as parts of the country get slammed with wintry weather and COVID cases continue to spike.
Nearly 1,900 flights in the U.S. have been canceled Monday, according to tracking service FlightAware. More than 1,000 flights within, into or out of the U.S. are also delayed.
As of early Monday morning, Southwest Airlines has the most cancelations -- 437 flights or 12% of its total flights for the day.
JetBlue Airways has canceled 136 flights, 13% of its total flights for the day; United Airlines has canceled 103 flights, 4% of its total flights for the day; Delta Air Lines has canceled 71 flights, 2% of its total flights for the day; and Spirit Airlines has canceled 47 flights, 5% of its total flights for the day, according to FlightAware data.
SkyWest, which partners with Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines, has canceled 222 flights, 9% of its schedule.
This comes after more than 5,000 flights in the U.S. were canceled over the past two days. The cancelations were blamed in part on New Year's Day snowstorms in Chicago and Denver, two of the country's major flight hubs. Other cancelations were blamed on airline staffing shortages caused by the latest surge in coronavirus cases, fueled by the Omicron variant.
The weekend cancellations marked the worst two-day stretch of the holiday travel season and affected passengers on nearly every U.S. airline, according to USA Today. Since Christmas Eve, more than 15,000 flights in the U.S. have been canceled.
While some of Monday's cancelations are related to the weekend snowstorm, many flights have been canceled as a storm approaches the East Coast, bringing up to 10 inches of snow.
At Reagan National Airport in Virginia, 120 outbound flights have been canceled, or 29% of the daily departures. Another 94 flights headed to Reagan National, 22% of its daily arrivals, have been canceled.
Other U.S. airports dealing with the most cancelations Monday include LaGuardia Airport in New York, Baltimore Washington International Airport in Maryland, Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
Airlines are working to rebook travelers on the next available flight.
Travelers are urged to check their flight status before heading to the airport.
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