Thousands of flyers are stranded at airports across the U.S. ahead of the holiday weekend as many flights are being delayed or canceled. NBC News’ Tom Costello has more details on the travel chaos.
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Key bs lies. You want it the hard the way so yeah your funeral
A years worth of dedicated cheating coders? Hmm. Interesting backstabbing
UNITED SUCKS! They are under investigation for price gouging here.😊
A Staycation sounds fine 🙂 to me.
I used to take Stay Cations all the time! Just sit by the pool at my Apartments and grill out/Chill out!
Thanks human caused climate change 👍
Just trying to cause chaos aren’t ya and that’s exactly what it will cause
The summary of all this is: don’t fly United.
@Ken Fern I think they do a better job with international flights, so let’s hope for the best!
@ajs11201 it’s my first solo trip . See all this make me anxious
@Ken Fern
It’s international. You should be fine.
@ajs11201 okie 👌
@ajs11201 thx 🙏 for support
Vacation? what’s that? I’m working July 4th so I can afford to live under Bidenflation.
😂I wondering 🤔 the same thing, they must not work.
Not worth it. I’m more than happy to stay home to celebrate the holidays. No bragging rights, of course. But I still have total comfort and convenience.
Biden’s America………
Major Pete is utterly useless. We all know how he got his job!!!
They should be more respectful to pilots. When I was young 40 years ago, they would tell me that pilots are a dime a dozen and I was lucky to have a job.
another reason why traveling is overrated
Vacations happen at the airport
Not the destination lately
Travelers are one of the key causes of pollution and consumption you people created this now you will Relish in it
Petie kniws nothing about his job. 😂😂😂
I must agree.
An, “Act of Gawd”? I dont believe in your gawd or his acts. Give me my $$$!
Stay home, fools.
Such a psyop
United sucks
Wouldn’t it be great if there were alternatives? Maybe trains.
you going to shell out the billions upon billions to build hsr?
Most other countries have efficient, frequent high speed rail options. Airlines have fought hard against this in US, in effort to maintain their monopoly/grip on long distance travel options. 🤣🤷♂️
@RPLerxst1 obviously you do not undertand the relationship between the size of “other countries” and and cost versus benefit in the US and “other countries. So, I’ll just make my silly ananology as well………building a rail system, especially a high speed rail system, across the U.S. would send the U.S. back into the stone age.
Many people are going to Europe, East Asia, Caribbean Islands, and South America, non can be serviced by trains.
Genius! Travel when everyone else is traveling 😂😂😂😂😂😂. I have food, alcohol, and everything I need for the weekend 🇺🇸. Enjoy.
Where is Pete?
I’m glad I’m staying home and don’t have to deal with hassles of air travel.
also the hassle of driving during the holidays.
It’s not mandatory to travel and see relatives, video chat is just as good.
I have no problems flying. I stay home!!!
“It’s only a matter of time! All the warnings are every day!”
Airlines have created a great racket for themselves. Inject tons of CO2 in atmosphere. Contribute to extreme weather. Cash in with every record storm disruption. And fight against any effort to create high speed rail service throughout country. 😂🤣🤷♂️
Call Pete and tell him to get the bicycles out.
pete buttigieg should be held more accountable.
Wow, no refund at all. Whenever you pay for something you expect a service in return and if you don’t receive a service and you still lose your money? That’s straight up steeling!! Smh
Thousands stuck at airports it’s ok they can sleep on the floor for seven days 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Why bother to travel by air on holidays. We left for CA day before memorial day and airport was almost empty. Came back after holiday. Try that if you are able. Fell bad for you guys.
It was Newark.
Secretary of Transportation is incompetent. The Biden administration is Riddled with Incompetence. How Pathetic.
Don’t fly on hollidays
Im young yes, but in my eyes I would rather be delayed and make it to my destination safe and irritated than be a part of the next major airplane disaster and be dead with my body in 5 pieces do to overwork, and the lack of people getting confused, playing around with my life. That’s why I got travel insurance. 😊
Lesson, don’t go on vacation via air travel on peak holiday seasons it really sucks all the time, even here in ph same scenario.
Biden’s America with travel by Peter Butt Cake
Whenever I fly internationally, I always always try to avoid making connections in the North America and Europe. Not only the weather, in the US, you have to go through immigration/custom, risk missing your next flight, even though US isn’t your destination. Europe, risk of protests and missing baggage. I like flying Emirates. Dubai has been problem free for me so far.
All inclusive hassles /stress happens in airports 😂😂🙄🙄🙄
This is all part of the corrupt Democrats, and Biden’s build back better plan!
At this point, I don’t feel bad for these people. It’s been bad for a few years now and the airlines can not handle holiday weekends…..
It’s a finely tuned System -When it works! So many floating variables however! This is why most Carriers have War Room Desks to Repo Aircraft; Coordinate with Crew Scheduling and Dispatch Deadhead Crews to various Hubs and Outstations Have Infill and Reserve Crews in place to make Flow Through and Interline as seamless as possible When you add in ATC Staffing shortages it further complicates things The Main Goals are Safety and Dispatch Reliability! With Safety being Paramount! It’s still frustrating when you’ve been T-Side(Terminal Airport Side) all day waiting on that flight ✈️ to Cleveland to visit your Aunt Flo for the 4th of July Steamfitters Annual picnic on Lake Erie! Negotiate what Food and Beverage Vouchers that you can! Also if you misconnect at a Hub and you’ve missed the last flight ✈️ of the day to your destination some Airlines used to have and may still have ‘Red Coat Agents who can give you Distress Rates for Airport Hotels in the area.Good Luck!
Who would fly anymore with how bad safety, prices and customer service is its a scam
I don’t fly at all you would never get me into one of them submarines with wings how they cram everybody on there if you’re too big, you don’t fit, drunks on the airplane drunks in the airport. Crazy people on airplanes, causing problems, mental health people running around, screaming in the airport, TSA agents feeling everybody up you would never catch me in one of them airports.
And these are just some of the reasons you would never catch me at an airport not to mention the other pricing for bags ridiculous. They’re a rip off all of them.
Mile long lines, and they want you to stand there begging for a ticket, waiting and waiting and waiting. Then your flight gets canceled now look at you stuck there for days. They inconvenience you.
Pete Buttigieg is NOT doing a good job!
This job belongs to someone with experience!!!
Commercial flying sucks and so does its service because it doesn’t have to be good. They don’t care. Competition increases quality of service, and with TSA-compliance and cost of breaking into that industry, there’s no real competition. It’s a closed market. They don’t care it’s a miserable experience and might even be a nightmare. What other airport in your city are you going to go to? SMH
This is why I’ve been home. The Pandemic ruined everything.
See how much damage Biden is causing
Secretary of Transportation’s answer should just be “airlines are private corporations. The federal government does not control their operations. Sorry, privatization isn’t always the answer you think it is.”
i was there .crazy’ and chaotic
I don’t see how anyone can enjoy traveling.
To me it just looks like a complete and total nightmare nowadays…
it would ruin the vacation vibes being stuck in an airport with thousands other people 😂
JUDGMENT IS WORLDWIDE!
This is why i only travel on non holiday. September-October is the best.