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Flight cancellations have hit JetBlue and NYC airports, as snowy winter weather roils post-Christmas travel. Yesterday, 12/26, JetBlue cancelled over 230 flights, 23% of its flight schedule, while an additional 378 flights (37%) were delayed.
New York City airports were also hit hard: 160 flights from JFK (24%) were cancelled, with 219 (33%) delayed. At LaGuardia LGA, 90 flights (21%) were cancelled, with another 127 (29%) delayed, while at Newark EWR, 107 flights (18%) were cancelled, with a whopping 251 (43%) delayed.
Philadelphia PHL saw 79 flights (17%) cancelled, with 171 (38%) delayed. And while Delta hub Atlanta ATL had 58 flights (4%) cancelled, 376 (32%) were delayed.
Compared to JetBlue, Delta had a much lower percentage of its entire flight schedule cancelled, at 7%, compared to JetBlue's 23%, but due Delta's larger size, in absolute numbers, Delta suffered the most flight cancellations on 12/26: 255 Delta flights were cancelled, and another 992 (30%) were delayed. That compares unfavorably with United and American Airlines, which both cancelled 3% of their flight schedule (United cancelled 100 flights, AA cancelled 112 flights). In absolute numbers, slightly more United and AA flights suffered delays compared to Delta: 1013 United flights (34%) were delayed and 1082 AA flights were delayed (30%).
Today, 12/27, isn't over, but already JetBlue has cancelled 166 flights (16%) to Delta's 206 flights (6%), but JetBlue flight delays number 360 (36%) to Delta's 729 (23%). By comparison, AA has cancelled 65 flights (1%) but delayed another 798 flights (23%), while United has cancelled 39 flights (1%) and delayed 597 flights (20%).
JFK has had 137 flights cancelled (21%), with 200 flights delayed (30%), while LGA has experienced 86 flight cancellations (21%) and 156 delayed flights (39%).
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Will My Credit Card Reimburse Anything for Flight Delays?
The Chase Sapphire Reserve reimburses for reasonable expenses after a flight delay of 6+ hours (or overnight) when caused by a Covered Hazard, defined as equipment failure, inclement weather, strike, or highjacking, but to $500 per ticket purchased, for reasonable expenses that are not otherwise covered by the airline or your primary insurance policy (so if you are provided vouchers/hotel from the airline or have travel insurance, you need to first exhaust those sources before the Chase coverage).
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