DENVER — The travel woes continue at Denver International Airport (DIA) on Thursday as flights were canceled and delayed nationwide on United Airlines.
Another 79 United Airlines flights were canceled and 135 delayed at DIA as of 11:35 a.m. Thursday, according to Flight Aware.
On Wednesday, 149 United Airlines flights were canceled and 355 were delayed at Denver's airport. That comes after dozens of canceled flights on Monday and Tuesday, as well.
Nationwide on Tuesday, United had 528 canceled flights and 1,415 delayed flights – the most of any airline.
9NEWS reached out to United about the canceled flights and was told that the issue was not related to local staffing levels, but was the result of severe weather in the northeast. According to the airline, the residual weather impacts cause flight crews such as pilots and flight attendants to be out of position.
The spokesperson noted that the airline has seven hubs in that area including Washington Dulles International (IAD) and Newark Liberty International (EWR) in Newark.
"Recurring thunderstorms in the Northeast have made airline operations very challenging for the past three days, especially at the New York-area airports," said Russell Carlton, corporate communications manager with United Airlines. "We know our customers are eager to get to their destinations. Our teams at airports and our contact centers have been working significant overtime to restore the reliability our customers depend on."
United Airlines provided cots to passengers and DIA assisted with providing blankets to those who had to spend the night in the airport.
Last weekend, United saw massive disruptions at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, a hub for the airline. CEO Scott Kirby blamed a shortage of federal air traffic controllers for the disruption, the Associated Press reported.
“We estimate that over 150,000 customers on United alone were impacted this weekend because of FAA staffing issues and their ability to manage traffic,” Kirby wrote in a memo to employees Tuesday night.
For customers whose travel has been disrupted, the United mobile app now automatically gives personalized re-booking options, bag tracking information and meal and hotel vouchers when eligible if a flight is delayed or canceled.
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