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Transcripts for CNN CNN This Morning 20240604 11:05:00

That, coupled with air traffic control staffing shortages, created a ripple effect nationwide. on tuesday, more than 7,000 flights were delayed and more than 2,000 canceled. on monday, nearly 9,000 flights were delayed nationwide. the frustration is palpable at newark and laguardia airports. yeah. five hours on the plane, took us off. pilots timed out. two more crew members timed out. started pushing back each flight 45 minutes, 45 minutes. lost another pilot to time out. finally canceled the flight around 7:30. reporter: passengers were subjected to impossibly long lines, and were left desperately trying to rebook flights with few options. our rebooking that they gave us by default is for like july 2nd. our flight got canceled. talking to other passengers they re saying when they tried to book it, all filled. the whole process leaving this passenger defeated. people have planned these ....

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Transcripts for CNN CNN This Morning 20240604 10:05:00

New york metro airports grinding to a halt tuesday night putting a huge strain on domestic air travel, right on the brink of the fourth of july holiday. they pulled us back to the gate and said everybody off. no sleep. it s certainly been a test of patience. reporter: the faa says a ground stop for all flights going to all three airports is due to the thunderstorms in the new york area blocking arrival and departure routes. this video shot by one passenger arriving in new york monday night shows the severity of those storms. i m traveling to maine for a work trip and unfortunately every flight has been delayed. i don t have my luggage. it s been over two days and i still haven t even seen maine. reporter: the problem started days ago when storms hit near major airline hubs in the mid-atlantic and east coast. that coupled with air traffic control staffing shortages, created a ripple effect ....

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Transcripts for KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt 20240604 23:01:00

Accountability tonight. the critical new report about air-traffic control staffing shortages. the risks it cites just as the busiest summer travel season in years gets under way. the remarkable reopening of a collapsed stretch of one of the nation s busiest highways less than two weeks after that tanker disaster. after a week of severe storms and brutal heat, the threat far from over into the weekend. our forecasts. a major win for the biden administration on immigration in the supreme court, a huge class action settlement over tainted drinking water. why why 3rksm has agreed to pay over $10 pillion. the hottest senication in the nba, the expectations on him now a tall order. and the cellphone earns its place in history. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. ....

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Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Ana Cabrera 20240604 17:09:00

Yesterday. look at last weekend and the weekend before that. last weekend, 2200 flights cancelled. juneteenth and father s day weekend, 3200 flights cancelled. airlines right now are under this mandate from transportation secretary pete buttigieg to perform over the july 4th holiday weekend. he says that they must get their acts together, especially after these roving massive cancellations. even though airlines put some of the blame back on the federal government for what they call air traffic control staffing shortages, i asked the transportation secretary about that. listen to what he said. so who is really to blame when it comes to the massive cancellations? well, let s be very clear. the majority of delays and the majority of cancellations have not been caused by air traffic control staffing issues. the bottom line here is that the airlines that are selling these tickets need to have the crews and the staff to back up those ....

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