Buttigieg Responds After Hundreds of Flight Cancelations Reported Over July 4 Weekend

Buttigieg Responds After Hundreds of Flight Cancelations Reported Over July 4 Weekend
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks during the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 10, 2021. Yves Herman/Reuters
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg informed travelers about how to get refunds amid hundreds of cancellations and thousands of delays in flights across the United States ahead of July 4.

According to airline tracking service FlightAware.com, as of Saturday, over 5,800 flights were delayed in the United States, including those in and out of the country. There were also at least 655 canceled flights, which is more than three times the average of about 210 canceled flights daily. As of Sunday morning, the tracking service said 211 flights were canceled and more than 938 delays were reported nationwide.
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