Flight disruptions continue during Fourth of July weekend.

Air Travel Disruptions Continue as Fourth of July Holiday Approaches

Air travel continues to face disruptions this week due to severe weather as the Fourth of July holiday nears.

As of late Monday morning, nearly 100 flights in the U.S. have been canceled for the day and over 1,000 domestic flights have been delayed, according to travel data provided by FlightAware. From Saturday to Sunday, there were a total of 15,658 flight delays in and out of the U.S. and 905 domestic cancellations.

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The flight disruptions are primarily due to thunderstorms across the country, everywhere from the Northeast and the mid-Atlantic to the Southeast, according to the Daily Mail. At least 15 states from Arkansas to New Jersey will see the impact of such storms involving strong winds, flash flooding, and possible tornadoes.

Excessive heat continues to be a persistent problem for over 68 million Americans from the West Coast to the East Coast, ABC News reported. Additionally, poor visibility caused by the Canadian wildfire smoke contributed to much of the airline chaos last week.

On Sunday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pointed to the severe weather for the recent flight delays and cancellations.

“I think most passengers understand that no one can control the weather, but anything that’s under the control of the airlines and anything that we can do on the FAA side, we need to continue pushing to make sure that there’s the smoothest possible experience for air passengers everywhere,” he said.

Buttigieg drew criticism last week from United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, who blamed the Federal Aviation Administration for “staffing issues and their ability to manage traffic.”

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The flight delays and cancellations come as the American Automobile Association predicted last week that the U.S. would see record levels in Fourth of July travel plans. AAA’s projections concluded about 50.7 million Americans would travel more than 50 miles from their homes over the holiday weekend.

Of those over 50 million people traveling, 4.17 million were planning to fly.