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Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing weather in Florida and other issues.

Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing bad weather in Florida and other issues.

Wintry weather combined with the pandemic to frustrate air travelers whose return flights home from the holidays were canceled or delayed in the first days of the new year

Hundreds of flights were canceled at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Sunday, marking another day of frustration for travelers this holiday weekend.

NBC 5’s Jen DeSalvo has the details as Chicago digs out from its first winter storm of the season.

Much of the Chicago area was under a winter storm warning Saturday as a snowstorm spread across the region, blanketing some communities. NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Pete Sack has the latest on the storm’s path and estimated snowfall.

A New Year’s Day snowstorm started making its way across the Chicago area, bringing dangerous travel conditions that halted hundreds of flights and sparked closures in the city as it threatened to dump several inches of snow.

More than 1,000 flights were reported canceled in Chicago Saturday afternoon as a New Year’s Day snowstorm made its way into the area.

The new year is bringing more of the same old misery that air travelers in the United States have been enduring for more than a week

Hazardous travel due to heavy, blowing snow

The forces that have scrambled thousands of flights since Christmas Eve could ease in January, but that’s cold comfort to the millions of flyers with New Year’s plans.

Chicago airports reported dozens of canceled flights once again Monday as the omicron variant caused airline staffing issues in the midst of one of the busiest holiday travel periods.

Airlines have canceled roughly 4,000 flights to, from or inside the U.S. since Friday, with over 1,000 cancellations on Monday

O’Hare International Airport reported dozens of canceled flights for another day Sunday as airline staffing issues brought on by the omicron variant resulted in cancellations and delays nationwide, putting a damper on Christmas weekend travel plans.

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Covid-19 cases continue to affect flight crews, causing hundreds more flights to be cancelled Sunday on top of the nearly one thousand flights cancelled Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Airports have already been bustling with travelers.

Airlines canceled hundreds of flights Saturday as staffing issues tied to COVID-19 disrupted holiday celebrations during one of the busiest travel times of the year

Flight cancellations are skyrocketing at American Airlines.

Travel troubles continue for Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Tuesday as passengers endure the domino effect of cancellations and delays.

Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds more flights Monday following a weekend of major service disruptions.