the airline chaos continues today. over 200 flights cancelled across the country. delays nearing 1,000. the frustrations growing exponentially for travelers who have faced delays and kans vagss throughout the holiday weekend. joining me now brian kelley. great to see you this morning. we hear a lot of different things. there are weather issues. thursday morning i saw a lot of those, but overbooked, staffing issues. what s the real story? why is it such mass chaos right now? well, demand is through the roof. this past friday was the busiest day since 2019 of air travel with nearly 2 .5 million people. you factor that in with already bad staffing issues plus covid. employees are still calling out we re not out of the woods with covid, and it snowballs. all of travel is interconnected.
rare in both situations, self-limited, meaning it goes away in both situations, but that s why you vaccinate, to reduce risks like the ones people are concerned about. so important. it is a great day on so many levels. dr. sanjay gupta, nice to see you. thank you. coming up here, ridiculously long lines at airports across the country. thousands of flights canceled, delayed, passengers stranded. so what is behind all this airline chaos? we re going to get you some answers next.
with a small a, s-s was his answer. do you consider folk who is make this 11-minute flight astronauts once they re back on earth? i have no problem at all personally with them taking that you know, accepting that astronaut title. however, i would say it s a lot like getting an honorary doctorate degree. so as long as they don t go out and try to use that title, i think it s fine. right. leroy chao, good to have you, thank you. good to be with you. thanks for joining us. boris sanchez picks up right now. bay knows diaz. hello, everyone. i m boris sanchez in for kate bolduan. here s what we re watching at this hour new hope in the fight against coronavirus. the number of cases plummeting and we could soon have a new weapon in the fight against the deadly virus. plus, airline chaos.
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fedex store? that s a good question. how s that happen? i don t know. something s up with this story. maybe he loves bubble wrap and got a little caught up. there was another story i did once for gma, and i asked them, if you got stuck in a store, what kind of store would you want to be in? if you got locked in a store, what kind of store would you want it to be? i would love it to be a dunkin donuts. i should have known. you should have known, teej. come on. well, millions of americans are traveling this month, and many will experience some sort of airline chaos delays, cancellations, stranded. it s coming. it s coming. but if it happens to you, the airline may offer you compensation, but abc s kayna whitworth says think twice before you accept. reporter: plain and simple, if you travel and you ve ever been on a significantly delayed or canceled flight, the airlines most likely owe you money, and it s more than you think. it s more than 8 million people