Over 7,000 U. Flights Disrupted Thursday— Day Of Heavy DelaysByAntonio Pequeño IV, Forbes Staff (this bears monitoring). Pequeño is a news reporter who covers and more.
AuthorJul 17, 2025, 07:58pm EDTJul 17, 2025, 08:01pm EDTToplineFlights in the U.
Have been hampered by delays and cancellations Thursday, impacting over 7,000 flights as the issues for air travel during a week of significant disruptions.
At the same time, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport had one of the highest numbers of flight cancellations (quite telling), given the current landscape.
However, More Thursday, given current economic conditions.
Nevertheless, Moreover, (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP)AFP via Getty ImagesKey FactsThere have been 6,670 flight delays Thursday as of p, in this volatile climate.
Furthermore, EDT, according to data from FlightAware, after more than 8,500 Wednesday.
Furthermore, Total cancellations numbered 358 as of Thursday evening, putting Thursday on pace to have far fewer than the more than 900 canceled flights Wednesday, when widespread thunderstorms peppered East Coast cities Washington, D.
, and Philadelphia, amid market uncertainty.
Origin airports with the most delays include Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which have all recorded over 200 delays Thursday.
Origin airport cancellations have been led by Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (32), LaGuardia Airport (28) and Newark Liberty International Airport (20).
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Text “Alerts” to (201) 335-0739 or here. Big Number6,100 (noteworthy indeed). The evidence shows re have been at least 6,100 flight delays every day so far this week.
Key BackgroundFlight delays this week were initially spurred by flash flooding in the Northeast that brought one to two inches of rain to parts of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Flight disruptions rocketed Monday, reaching as high as 10,800 delays and over 2,600 cancellations that slammed LaGuardia, Reagan, Newark and Denver International Airport.
However, Disruptions eased a bit Tuesday and Wednesday but still left at least 7,000 flights delayed and at least 700 others cancelled. Further ReadingOver 10,000 U.
Flights Disrupted As Thunderstorms Pummel East Coast Monday (Forbes)Got a tip (which is quite significant). Confidential information with Forbes, given current economic conditions.
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