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During the pandemic, lots of Americans thought longingly about all of the travel they were missing. But when they show up to the airport for their first flight since early 2020, many are finding delayed and canceled flights. If you type in “flight delayed” in the Twitter search bar, there will be new posts almost every minute from people complaining about missing connecting flights, work events, and weddings. Delays and cancellations this summer have become a common problem for the whole industry. According to the tracking service Flightaware.com, Southwest Airlines delayed 40 percent and canceled 3 percent of its flights in June. American Airlines delayed 34 percent and canceled 3 percent. Those numbers have increased since before the pandemic: According to U.S. Department of Transportation, on average airlines delayed 27 percent of flights in June 2019, and cancelled 2 percent. Main reasons why companies are struggling and let down passengers now are the lack of staffing

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