we re beginning with chaos in the skies during what may be the busiest weekend so far this year for air travel. according to the flight tracking website flight aware more than 900 flights were canceled on sunday alone across the u.s. since friday there have been more than 3,000 flight cancellations. so the airlines are blaming weather problems and ongoing staff shortages, in particular a shortage of pilots, so can travelers expect more of this as we enter the peak summer travel season? cnn s aviation correspondent pete muntean is live at reagan national airport. a lot of unhappy travelers this morning, pete. reporter: no doubt, john. in fact, a lot of people probably still trying to get home even today after traveling this weekend. these new numbers are huge, but the cause of this really is not. we were reporting over and over again that airlines got a lot smaller over the pandemic and that has led to these massive flight crew shortages. the deck of cards really comes tum
streak could be ending. meanwhile, the busy father s day and juneteenth holiday weekend was a nightmare for airline passengers. according to flight aware, more than 900 flights were canceled sunday across the u.s. since thursday there have been more than 4,000 flight cancellations, another 1,500 flights have already been canceled today. let s bring in cnn chief business correspondent and early start co-anchor christine romans. we were talking last week about a vibe shift and, man, does it feel like we are right there. it really does. the mighty american consumer, the backbone of the u.s. economy remains strong but how long that lasts in the face of decades high inflation, that s what experts are scouring the data for. now, gas prices have been a daily tax on families and sentiment. prices at the pump have stopped rising at least, the average price per gallon dipping below $5 to $4.98 but the busy summer travel season is about to start, that could push prices higher agai
have been straddling, doing things, so we ve been more detached from them because we ve still been in the same bubble waiting for the boys to be able to get vaccinated. reporter: dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. good morning, everyone, welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world, it is monday, june 20th. i m john berman with brianna keilar. new signs of trouble for the u.s. economy. evidence that americans are starting to pull back on things like travel and dining out at restaurants. rising prices and concerns about a souring economy appear to be taking a toll on household spending decisions while consumer spending has held strong even with inflation at historic highs, the new data suggests that the spending