Some travelers claim they were sent home from the airport or forced to rent a car after their ticketed airline failed to provide a new route. Ongoing flight disruptions have left passengers outraged, with many complaining their children were left sleeping on filthy airport floors (top right) while airlines struggle to rebook flights. Eighteen percent of routes were met with delays. American, which is one of the largest air carriers in the U.S., canceled three percent of its routes on Monday.
The news comes as more than 3,600 flights were delayed within, or coming into or exiting the United States, and over 380 were canceled. The air carrier, which is one of the largest in America, will drop service to airports in Toledo, Ohio Ithaca, New York and Islip, New York beginning September 7. American Airlines is ending service to three cities due to a 'regional pilot shortage' as thousands of frustrated customers are battling flight cancellations and delays.
