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Almost 50 outbound flights at Manchester Airport were delayed on August 2, 2026, impacting airlines such as Ryanair, Jet2, TUI, easyJet, Virgin Atlantic, and KLM. Notable delays include an easyJet Malaga flight postponed over seven hours and a Virgin Atlantic Orlando flight delayed by 1 hour 15 minutes.

Delta Air Lines has permanently discontinued nonstop flights from JFK to three major U.S. hubs as of July 31, 2026. The airline will start a new nonstop route from Raleigh-Durham to Southwest Florida on November 21, 2026.

Easyjet will resume flights from London Luton to Pristina three times weekly starting December 7, 2026, and launch new routes from Bristol to Strasbourg and Belfast to Aberdeen. Tickets for these new winter 2026 routes are now on sale.

United Airlines cancelled over 2,000 U.S. flights on July 20, 2026, due to a nationwide technology outage causing ground stops. On August 2, severe thunderstorms and a WestJet cabin crew strike led to over 5,400 delays and 576 cancellations at U.S. airports.

On August 2, 2026, US airports recorded 5,418 flight delays and 576 cancellations caused by severe thunderstorms and a WestJet cabin crew strike. Florida and Northeast airports experienced the highest disruptions with Orlando, LaGuardia, and JFK most affected.

On August 2, 2026, 5,418 flight delays and 576 cancellations disrupted US airports. Severe thunderstorms and a WestJet strike caused major delays, especially in Florida and the Northeast.

WestJet flight attendants struck on August 2, 2026, grounding over 300 flights and disrupting travel for 250,000 passengers. Key cancellations affected routes from Saskatoon and Regina International Airports.

WestJet's 4,400 flight attendants went on strike on August 2, 2026, leading to over 300 flight cancellations impacting 250,000 passengers. The strike significantly disrupted operations at Saskatoon and Regina International Airports.

On August 2, 2026, over 5,400 flights in the US were delayed and 576 cancelled due to severe thunderstorms and a WestJet cabin crew strike. The cancellations hit Canada-US transborder routes hardest while Florida and Northeast airports saw high delays and cancellations.

On August 3, 2026, United Airlines canceled more than 2,000 flights across the United States due to a severe technology outage. The disruption caused widespread ground stops and significant delays at major hubs including LaGuardia, JFK, Orlando, and Atlanta.