Travel Hell: Nearly 7,000 Flights Canceled Over Memorial Day Weekend – Stranded Passengers Lash Out at Airlines

Welcome to hell.

More than 7,000 flights were canceled over Memorial Day weekend.

More than 1,500 flights were canceled Saturday morning in addition to the 2,300 flight cancellations on Friday.

Delta Airlines blamed bad weather and “air traffic control actions” for Friday and Saturday’s cancellations.

1,460 flights were canceled as of 7 PM ET Sunday, according to FlightAware.

1,592 flights were canceled as of 8:15 pm ET on Monday bringing the grand total to nearly 7,000 canceled flights for the holiday weekend.

Total delays for Monday according to FlightAware: 13,330

Travelers aired their grievances on social media after their flights were canceled at the last minute.

Delta canceled the most flights and their stranded passengers were furious.

**Trigger warning**

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