As we head into the busiest travel time of the year, it’s more important than ever to know your flying rights. Let’s start with the big one significant delays and cancellations. If your flight’s delayed 3 hours or more in the US or 6 hours internationally and you choose not to travel, you’re entitled to *** full refund. Same thing if your flight’s canceled and you don’t rebook. There’s really only one time you might actually get paid if you’re bumped from an Overbooked flight. If you’re stuck waiting at the airport, airlines may offer meal vouchers or hotel stays, but it’s not guaranteed. You can also check each airline’s policies on the DOT’s airline cancellation and delay dashboard at transportation.gov/airconsumer. If you’re already on the plane, airlines can’t keep you on the tarmac more than 3 hours for domestic flights, and crews must provide food and water after 2 unless there’s *** safety issue. Lastly, if your bag’s lost or delayed more than 12 hours, you can ask for *** refund of baggage fees and possibly reimbursement for essentials. Keep that bag tag until you’ve got your luggage and checked what’s inside. You’ll need it to file *** claim. Reporting in Washington, I’m Amy Lou.
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Naughty or nice? See where your airline stands in our live tracker of cancellations, delays
Santa’s sleigh isn’t the only thing taking to the skies. This holiday season, a record 8.03 million travelers are expected to travel on domestic flights, according to AAA estimates.The Get the Facts Data Team is tracking which airlines are experiencing the most delays and cancellations in near-real time. Here are the latest numbers across the top four major U.S. airlines — American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines. If one of those airlines is not in the chart below, it is not among the top 100 airlines with the most active flight cancellations.Trends over timeSince early November, national flight cancellations have spiked on occasion — most notably around the Thanksgiving holiday and during the 10-day reduction in flights amid staffing and safety concerns due to the government shutdown.Here are the total daily delay and cancellation numbers for all flights within, into or out of the U.S. This chart will update each morning.Among the top four U.S. air carriers, all have experienced spikes in delays and cancellations over the past several weeks. Winter storms have been the culprit for many of the latest travel impacts.Toggle through the buttons below to see total cancellations and delays at each airline.PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
Santa’s sleigh isn’t the only thing taking to the skies. This holiday season, a record 8.03 million travelers are expected to travel on domestic flights, according to AAA estimates.
The Get the Facts Data Team is tracking which airlines are experiencing the most delays and cancellations in near-real time.
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Here are the latest numbers across the top four major U.S. airlines — American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines. If one of those airlines is not in the chart below, it is not among the top 100 airlines with the most active flight cancellations.
Trends over time
Since early November, national flight cancellations have spiked on occasion — most notably around the Thanksgiving holiday and during the 10-day reduction in flights amid staffing and safety concerns due to the government shutdown.
Here are the total daily delay and cancellation numbers for all flights within, into or out of the U.S. This chart will update each morning.
Among the top four U.S. air carriers, all have experienced spikes in delays and cancellations over the past several weeks. Winter storms have been the culprit for many of the latest travel impacts.
Toggle through the buttons below to see total cancellations and delays at each airline.
