Thousands of flights were delayed and hundreds were cancelled across the United States as severe weather hampered travel on one of the busiest holiday travel weekends of the year.
As of Sunday night, 6,098 flights into, out of, or within the United States had been delayed, according to
A severe weather system is to blame for many of the delays and cancellations as travelers tried to get back home after the Thanksgiving holiday.
Airports in three major cities - New York City, Washington D.C., and Boston - appear to be the most affected.
Thousands of flights were delayed and hundreds were canceled across the United States as severe weather hampered travel on the weekend after Thanksgiving
As of Sunday night, 6,098 flights into, out of or within the United States had been delayed, according to FlightAware , and 178 US flights had been canceled
A severe weather system is to blame for many of the delays and cancellations as travelers tried to get back home after the Thanksgiving holiday
The flight chaos comes as travel gets back to pre-pandemic levels with this year projected to be the third-busiest Thanksgiving travel season since AAA started tracking it in 2000.
Airlines and airport staff had prepared for an estimated 4.5 million Americans to fly this Thanksgiving holiday, according to AAA.
Earlier this month, JetBlack the Transportation Security Administration announced it would cut the cost of enrolling into TSA PreCheck.
The three major airports servicing New York City and the Tri-state area advised travelers to arrive early for their flights over the Thanksgiving holiday and to be prepared for similar disruptions throughout the holiday season.
New York's LaGuardia Airport urged passengers to pre-book parking spaces.