
Santa’s sleigh isn’t the only thing taking to the skies. This holiday season, a record 8.03 million travelers are expected to travel on domestic flights, according to AAA estimates.The Get the Facts Data Team is tracking which airlines are experiencing the most delays and cancellations in near-real time. Here are the latest numbers across the top four major U.S. airlines — American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines. If one of those airlines is not in the chart below, it is not among the top 100 airlines with the most active flight cancellations.Trends over timeSince early November, national flight cancellations have spiked on occasion — most notably around the Thanksgiving holiday and during the 10-day reduction in flights amid staffing and safety concerns due to the government shutdown.Here are the total daily delay and cancellation numbers for all flights within, into or out of the U.S. This chart will update each morning.Among the top four U.S. air carriers, all have experienced spikes in delays and cancellations over the past several weeks. Winter storms have been the culprit for many of the latest travel impacts.Toggle through the buttons below to see total cancellations and delays at each airline.PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
Santa’s sleigh isn’t the only thing taking to the skies. This holiday season, a record 8.03 million travelers are expected to travel on domestic flights, according to AAA estimates.
The Get the Facts Data Team is tracking which airlines are experiencing the most delays and cancellations in near-real time.
Here are the latest numbers across the top four major U.S. airlines — American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines. If one of those airlines is not in the chart below, it is not among the top 100 airlines with the most active flight cancellations.
Trends over time
Since early November, national flight cancellations have spiked on occasion — most notably around the Thanksgiving holiday and during the 10-day reduction in flights amid staffing and safety concerns due to the government shutdown.
Here are the total daily delay and cancellation numbers for all flights within, into or out of the U.S. This chart will update each morning.
Among the top four U.S. air carriers, all have experienced spikes in delays and cancellations over the past several weeks. Winter storms have been the culprit for many of the latest travel impacts.
Toggle through the buttons below to see total cancellations and delays at each airline.

