JetBlue Airways canceled or delayed over half of its flights yesterday, leaving passengers at some airports stranded for hours.
"The bulk of cancellations ... were the result of dangerous thunderstorms in South Florida and the Northeast last night and into this morning. This weather leads to airport closures and air traffic control programs. Whenever these weather events take place they can also create residual impacts as we work to reposition aircraft and crews," a JetBlue spokesperson told Insider., 50% of JetBlue flights were disrupted yesterday, with 44% being delayed and 6% being canceled.
, only had 17% of its flights delayed and 0% canceled on Thursday. Today, JetBlue has already delayed 27% and canceled 6% of its flights, compared to Delta, American, United, and Southwest that have all delayed less than 10% and canceled between 0 and 1%. Weather was the principal factor in the hundreds of flight cancellations incurred by airlines over the summer. In June,
after extreme weather disrupted the operation. The airline also cut 1% of its schedule for July to help manage the travel boom as it battled weather and labor shortages.
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