Airports across US and Canada faced chaos as thousands of flights were delayed, and hundreds cancelled amid pilot and crew shortages, as industry experts warned of travel chaos on the US Independence Day holiday weekend.
As per data available, more than 7,800 flights were delayed within, into, or out of the US, and 586 cancelled.Independence Day holiday weekend is one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
As per media reports, passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight from Michigan to Minnesota reported that the airline offered them $10,000 this week to give up their seat on an oversold flight.
Posts of filled airports, and baggage mountains went viral on social media.
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