Airlines
U.S. Airlines Continue Struggle to Cope with Increased Demand
First-quarter traffic statistics for U.S. carriers show a 31.6 percent increase in cancellations compared with the first quarter of 2019.
Several airlines in the U.S. saw at least double the number of cancellations in the first quarter of 2022 compared with the same period in 2019. (Data source: FlightAware)
Several airlines in the U.S. saw at least double the number of cancellations in the first quarter of 2022 compared with the same period in 2019. (Data source: FlightAware)

U.S. airlines continue to struggle to cope with increases in traffic volumes amid the waning of the Covid 19 crisis, leading to frustration among the traveling public and finger-pointing within industry circles over the cause of the high level of delays and cancellations.