Airlines Cancel Nearly 700 US Flights as Labor Crunch Weighs

Airlines Cancel Nearly 700 US Flights as Labor Crunch Weighs
Travelers wait in line at a security checkpoint at Logan International Airport in Boston, Mass., on April 19, 2022. Brian Snyder/Reuters
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Airlines canceled nearly 700 flights in the United States early Monday, as they struggled to keep up with a surge in summer travel demand due to a shortage of staff ranging from pilots to crew members.

Total flight cancellations within, into, or out of the United States as of 6.07 am ET were 669, as per flight-tracking website Flightaware.com. Nearly 860 flights were canceled on Sunday.