East Coast Flight Cancellations , Leave Thousands of Passengers, Stranded.<br />'Newsweek' reports that frustrated passengers have taken <br />to social media to share pictures and videos of airport <br />chaos following a surge of flight cancellations.<br />Travelers at New Jersey's Newark Liberty <br />International Airport have uploaded clips <br />of long lines and piles of unattended luggage.<br />Weather-related disruptions continue to plague <br />the airport and affect thousands <br />of people's travel plans.<br />Since June 24, airlines have <br />canceled over 5,400 flights.<br />According to the FlightAware tracker, <br />there are currently 707 cancellations <br />within, into and out of the U.S.<br />According to the FlightAware tracker, <br />there are currently 707 cancellations <br />within, into and out of the U.S.<br />The tracker also shows that <br />there are currently 1,660 delays. .<br />'Newsweek' reports that Newark has had the <br />highest number of disruptions, with 148 inbound and <br />outbound flights canceled and another 109 delays. .<br />The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) <br />has blamed thunderstorms on the <br />East Coast for the wave of cancellations. .<br />However, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby <br />has called out the FAA for staffing problems <br />that have impacted air traffic controllers. .<br />However, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby <br />has called out the FAA for staffing problems <br />that have impacted air traffic controllers. .<br />The FAA reduced the arrival rates by <br />40% and the departure rates by 75%. <br />That is almost certainly a reflection <br />of understaffing/lower experience <br />at the FAA. It led to massive delays, <br />cancellations, diversions, as well <br />as crews and aircraft out of position, Scott Kirby, United Airlines CEO, via 'Newsweek'.<br />The FAA reduced the arrival rates by <br />40% and the departure rates by 75%. <br />That is almost certainly a reflection <br />of understaffing/lower experience <br />at the FAA. It led to massive delays, <br />cancellations, diversions, as well <br />as crews and aircraft out of position, Scott Kirby, United Airlines CEO, via 'Newsweek'
