Sunday, November 30, 2014

Thousands of flights delayed on busiest air travel day of the year

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Thousands of passengers were delayed at airports across the United States on Sunday, which is expected to be the busiest air travel day of the year.


As of 4 p.m. ET Sunday afternoon, more than 2,300 flights were delayed and close to 400 canceled, according to FlightAware, which tracks airport delays



Denver International Airport was one of the airports experiencing the highest number of delayed flights, with 24% of outbound flights and 20% of inbound flights delayed due to low visibility, according to FlightAware. Forty-six inbound flights to Denver were diverted to other airports — primarily Colorado Springs — because of dense fog, ABC News reported. However, some planes were reportedly able to return to Denver later in the day. Read more...


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from MashableKarissa Bell
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