More than 1,000 flights were cancelled earlier in the weekend as airlines grappled with bad weather.
By midday Monday, fewer than 1,000 flights were delayed in the U.S.
Earlier in the weekend, airlines had canceled hundreds of flights while more than 10,000 were delayed.U.S. airline delays eased on Monday as weather improved, bringing welcome news for travelers and airlines as the July Fourth holiday weekend comes to an end. As of midday Monday, 980 U.S. flights were delayed and 177 were canceled, down from nearly 4,700 delays and more than 300 cancellations a day earlier, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.
One in five U.S. airline flights, more than 19,000, were delayed Thursday through Sunday. The vast majority of flights were completed and 1,600 flights, 1.7%, were canceled, FlightAware data showed. Flight delays averaged 46 minutes.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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