An American Eagles Airlines Embraer E175LR airliner (C) taxiing before takeoff to Pittsburg is seen at La Guardia Airport on January 9, 2024.
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Airlines canceled about 2,000 flights in the United States on Friday as they deal with winter weather and flight suspensions. boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft.
Storms in the Midwest helped cause more than 4,500 delays, with major disruptions in Chicago and Detroit, major hubs for the largest U.S. airlines, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
About 40% of flights at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, a hub for united airlines and american airlines, were canceled after a snow storm caused a ground stop of more than two hours. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, a hub for Delta Airlineshad about 20% of flights on Friday delayed or canceled due to storms.
Southwest Airlineswhich has a large operation out of Chicago Midway, canceled more than 400 flights, while more than 900 suffered delays.
United canceled about 10% of its major flights and delayed about 20%.
Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration suspended Boeing 737 Max 9 flights after a door plug exploded. Alaska Airlines flight, so that the planes can undergo inspections. That flight suspension has continued to disrupt travel for both United and Alaska Airlinesthe only two US airlines that operate the plane.
Alaska Airlines said Friday it would cancel all Max 9 flights through Sunday while it awaits documentation of boeing and the FAA to begin inspections.
About 20% of the airline's flights were canceled on Friday and more than 10% were delayed, FlightAware data showed. Alaska said between 110 and 150 flights per day would be affected by the suspension of the Max 9.
“We regret the significant disruption that cancellations due to these aircraft being out of service have caused our guests,” the company said.
