Airlines cancel more than 3,500 US flights over weekend

Airlines cancel more than 3,500 US flights over weekend

FILE - In this June 16, 2021 file photo, Southwest Airlines ticketing agent helps a traveller at the check-in counter at Denver International Airport in Denver. Customer-service agents at Southwest Airlines will be voting on a new contract that would give them pay raises totaling more than 16% over the next three years. The machinists' union said it reached the tentative agreement on Monday, March 28, 2022. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

(AP)- Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing bad weather in Florida and other issues. FlightAware, a website that tracks flights, noted major disruptions at several Florida airports, including Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando, as well as Baltimore and other airports around the country. JetBlue, Southwest, Alaska Airlines, Frontier, Spirit and American Airlines were most affected, according to FlightAware. Local news reported storms in Florida on Saturday. Several airlines said Sunday that operations are returning to normal. The spate of cancellations arrived as air travel is rebounding from the pandemic, with strong demand for spring-break flights.

Photo: FILE – In this June 16, 2021 file photo, Southwest Airlines ticketing agent helps a traveller at the check-in counter at Denver International Airport in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)