DIA sees smooth holiday travel amid widespread cancellations, delays nationwide

Published: Sep 04, 2022 Duration: 00:01:17 Category: News & Politics

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INTERSTATES WITH SPEEDS IN THE GREEN WITH NO CRASHES OR DELAYS TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT AT THIS POINT. >>> TRAVELERS FACING DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS AS THE SUMMER MASS CONTINUES. WE HAVE JAMIE LEARY AT DIA WHERE THERE ARE DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS. HOW ARE THINGS LOOKING AT THE AIRPORT? >> Reporter: IT IS BUSY WITH PEOPLE HEADED HOME ON THIS MONDAY. DESPITE DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS, DIA IS LARGELY UNSCATHED. OVER THIS WEEKEND THERE WERE 3000 DELAYS AND HUNDREDS OF CANCELLATIONS. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS A LOT OF TRAVELERS AND NOT ENOUGH FLIGHTS TO ACCOMMODATE. SEVERE WEATHER AND STAFFING SHORTAGES HAVE LED TO A SPIKE IN DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS ACROSS THE BOARD. ON SUMMER AVERAGE OF NEARLY IN OUR. PASSENGER COMPLAINTS SOARING 270% FROM THE SAME TIME IN 2019. I DIA, IT HAS NOT BEEN TERRIBLE WITH A TOTAL OF 60 CANCELLATIONS YESTERDAY. WE START THIS MORNING WITH FOUR

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