Airline Problems Mount Ahead Of July 4th Holiday

Air travelers have been putting up with widespread delays all month, and it’s continuing again, as bad weather rakes the Northeast. As of early Wednesday morning, nearly 1,300 flights have been delayed in the U.S., according to FlightAware. Cancellations rapidly approached 700 flights. Those are troubling numbers heading into the July 4 holiday weekend, when even more people will be traveling. The delays are being compounded by thunderstorms that pounded the Northeast on Tuesday.