Travel trouble? Airlines canceled hundreds of flights this week as winter storms, bitter cold and high winds snarled U.S. travel ahead of Christmas weekend. CNBC
and other airlines issued weather waivers for dozens of destinations around the country, allowing travelers to change their departures without paying a change fee or difference in fare.
Airlines routinely will cancel flights ahead of bad weather so travelers, crews and planes aren't stranded at airports at the last minute, a situation that can cause disruptions to snowball. The weather could hurt what airlines expected to be busy travel days to cap a rocky year. United said it expects year-end holidays to be busier than Thanksgiving with 440,000 passengers a day on average. The carrier projected Jan. 2 will be the busiest record since the pandemic started.Travelers arrive for their flights at United Airlines Terminal 1 ahead of the Christmas Holiday at O'Hare International Airport on December 22, 2022, in Chicago.
Disruptions over the spring and summer from bad weather and labor shortages sparked an outcry from customers and politicians, and prompted airlines to
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