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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowU.S. airlines canceled high numbers of flights for a second straight day on Friday as they tried to recover from storms while accommodating growing crowds of summer vacationers.
By midmorning in the eastern United States, airlines had scrubbed more than 1,000 flights after canceling more than 1,700 on Thursday, according to tracking service FlightAware.
Airports with the most cancellations were those in Charlotte, North Carolina, a major hub for American Airlines, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty in the New York City area, and Reagan Washington National outside Washington, D.C.
FlightAware said nine, or 9%, incoming flights and 13, or 5%, outgoing flights from Indianapolis International Airport had been canceled Friday morning.
On Thursday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg held a virtual meeting with airline CEOs to go over steps the airlines are taking to operate smoothly over the July 4 holiday and the rest of the summer, and to improve accommodation of passengers who get stranded when flights are canceled.
Over the Memorial Day holiday weekend that typically kicks off the summer travel season, airlines struggled with bad weather and shortages of workers, especially pilots, leading to cancellations.
So far in June, more than 2.2 million travelers a day on average have gone through security checkpoints at U.S. airports. That’s down 13% from the same period before the pandemic.
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Will Pete tell the CEO’s about his successful public transportation system in S Bend? What would he even have to offer?
Why is this comment relevant to the article?
South Bend has rail to Chicago. South Bend is not a major city. The public transportation system provided is limited by the funds receive for operation.
So what are the constructive suggestions for South Bend, specifically?