These airports are definitely not ready for takeoff.
Travelers are faced with a spike in flight cancellations this summer, in comparison with last yr — and NYC’s already unpopular airports are a number of the worst offenders, recent data showed.
Flight tracker FlightAware crunched the numbers — and located that the cancellation rate is up about 29%, CBS News reported.
Between the week of Memorial Day and mid-July, the return-to-gate rate jumped from 1.4% in 2024 to 1.8% this yr.
That’s despite nearly 256,000 fewer — about 18% — flights having been scheduled for this yr’s peak season, in comparison with last.
And of all of the airports within the country, the less-than-holy trinity Big Apple flyers are forced to contend with are being called out as a few of worst offenders.
The much-ballyhooed “recent” LaGuardia Airport was the fifth worst, and perennially unpleasant John F. Kennedy International Airport was the ninth — while personnel-issue-plagued Newark Liberty International Airport got here close behind at number 10.
LaGuardia Airport has canceled about 5% of flights thus far this summer — a 65% increase from last yr.
This has sunk its on-time performance rate down 6.1%.
JFK Airport has canceled about 3% of flights this season — a 42% increase from 2024.
And over in Latest Jersey, Newark has cancelled about 3% of flights taking off this summer — a 28% jump from last yr.
The highest three offenders were further south: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington D.C., Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
Nonetheless, not all of the airports within the country are scrambling.
Some have actually decreased their cancellation rates in comparison with this time last summer.
Miami International Airport’s cancellation rate has dropped 40% with on-time performance up 7.3%.
Just up the road, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has reported a cancellation rate that’s 25% lower than last yr, with on-time performance up 5.6%.
And in case your flight isn’t cancelled, but you have got to drop out of the trip for another excuse, you’ll be able to just sell it to a different lucky traveler.
Nonrefundable vacations can leave thwarted trippers 1000’s out of pocket — and a few are turning to increasingly popular online marketplaces to seek out someone to fill their seat.
These sites allow sellers to post nonrefundable flights, room bookings or packages they will not use, and eager buyers can scoop them up — often at dramatic discounts, typically between 20% and 30% off the unique price.
These airports are definitely not ready for takeoff.
Travelers are faced with a spike in flight cancellations this summer, in comparison with last yr — and NYC’s already unpopular airports are a number of the worst offenders, recent data showed.
Flight tracker FlightAware crunched the numbers — and located that the cancellation rate is up about 29%, CBS News reported.
Between the week of Memorial Day and mid-July, the return-to-gate rate jumped from 1.4% in 2024 to 1.8% this yr.
That’s despite nearly 256,000 fewer — about 18% — flights having been scheduled for this yr’s peak season, in comparison with last.
And of all of the airports within the country, the less-than-holy trinity Big Apple flyers are forced to contend with are being called out as a few of worst offenders.
The much-ballyhooed “recent” LaGuardia Airport was the fifth worst, and perennially unpleasant John F. Kennedy International Airport was the ninth — while personnel-issue-plagued Newark Liberty International Airport got here close behind at number 10.
LaGuardia Airport has canceled about 5% of flights thus far this summer — a 65% increase from last yr.
This has sunk its on-time performance rate down 6.1%.
JFK Airport has canceled about 3% of flights this season — a 42% increase from 2024.
And over in Latest Jersey, Newark has cancelled about 3% of flights taking off this summer — a 28% jump from last yr.
The highest three offenders were further south: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington D.C., Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
Nonetheless, not all of the airports within the country are scrambling.
Some have actually decreased their cancellation rates in comparison with this time last summer.
Miami International Airport’s cancellation rate has dropped 40% with on-time performance up 7.3%.
Just up the road, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has reported a cancellation rate that’s 25% lower than last yr, with on-time performance up 5.6%.
And in case your flight isn’t cancelled, but you have got to drop out of the trip for another excuse, you’ll be able to just sell it to a different lucky traveler.
Nonrefundable vacations can leave thwarted trippers 1000’s out of pocket — and a few are turning to increasingly popular online marketplaces to seek out someone to fill their seat.
These sites allow sellers to post nonrefundable flights, room bookings or packages they will not use, and eager buyers can scoop them up — often at dramatic discounts, typically between 20% and 30% off the unique price.
