<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Summer air travel: What to expect as pandemic restrictions loosen"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">This summer is already shaping up to be a difficult one for air travelers.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/airline-news/2021/06/25/southwest-airlines-flights-canceled-summer-storms/5347651001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Southwest Airlines customers have struggled with thousands of delays</a> and hundreds of canceled flights this month because of computer problems, staffing shortages and bad weather.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/airline-news/2021/06/21/american-airlines-flights-canceled-check-your-july-reservations/7772346002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">American Airlines is also grappling with a surge in delays</a>, and it has trimmed its schedule through mid-July at least in part because it doesn't have enough pilots, according to the pilots' union.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Travelers are posting photos of long airport lines and describing painful flights.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"It was ridiculously crowded," Tracey Milligan said of airports after a round trip from her New Jersey home to Miami this week.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">► Bag fee refunds:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/airline-news/2021/07/02/airline-bag-fee-refund-delayed-luggage-us-proposal/7839868002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Flying somewhere and your luggage doesn't make it? US plans to make airlines refund fees if bags are delayed</a></p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">► Coming to United flights:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/airline-news/2021/06/29/united-airlines-inflight-entertainment-seatback-screens/7790919002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Seatback entertainment screens with free movies, TV shows, games</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Milligan and her 6-year-old daughter endured hours-long delays on both legs of the trip. Before the flight to Florida, she said, JetBlue agents first told passengers there was a discrepancy with the plane's weight, then they were missing three crew members because the airline was short-staffed, then there was a weather delay.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"I really wanted to start screaming and cursing everybody out, but that doesn't get you anywhere, and security will come and remove you from the plane," she said.</p><a target="_blank" class="gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el" href="/picture-gallery/travel/destinations/2021/06/22/july-fourth-travel-orlando-anaheim-denver-top-spots-aaa/5306086001/" data-t-l=":l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo" aria-label="View Gallery - July Fourth trips are back. Here are the most popular destinations, per AAA" data-g-r="nav_mo" data-g-tn="pgcss" data-g-mtn="pg5306086001" data-g-moh="hpgm" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-expanded="false" onmousedown="event.stopPropagation()" onmouseup="event.stopPropagation()" data-c-id="5306086001" rel="noopener"><img class="gnt_em_gl_i" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/11/04/USAT/3f0fb08a-d05a-45b6-9c51-e777c20f714e-dt_06_orlando.jpg?crop=2120,1193,x1,y18&width=660&height=372&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/11/04/USAT/3f0fb08a-d05a-45b6-9c51-e777c20f714e-dt_06_orlando.jpg?crop=2120,1193,x1,y18&width=1320&height=744&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="" width="660" height="372"/></a><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">At least the passengers on Milligan's flights kept their cool. Airlines have seen a surge in unruly passengers, and some experts...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/07/05/southwest-american-airlines-flights-delayed-airport-lines-summer-travel/7865398002/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
