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Want to fly home for the holidays? It’s better to grow wings.
For travelers in the Big Apple this season, flapping your arms might be the best bet, especially if you’re planning on catching a flight out of New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport.
Online Travel Insurance Hub’s October 2023 study ranked this popular plane stop as the airport with the most flight cancellations in the United States. Insure My Trip.
“Newark Liberty International had the highest cancellation rate (3.78%) in the first half of 2023,” the report on departure delays and derailments said.
The sailing venue’s below-average performance is not surprising, as it was named one of the “worst” mega-airports in North America by J.D. Power in September.
But it’s not just poorly performing ports that fail to boot.
InsureMyTrip researchers also ranked New York’s skyway centers, LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport, as the second and third most likely to disrupt travel for would-be jet-setters, respectively. listed as the base of
And, unfortunately, for East Coast travelers, there aren’t that many great options.
New York’s Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Virginia’s Norfolk International Airport and Massachusetts’ Boston Logan International Airport all made the top 10 list of airports with the highest cancellation rates.
Airline terminals most prone to delays include Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where nearly 34% of flights have been postponed, and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which is notorious for keeping flyers held up longer than desired. Includes Orlando International Airport in Florida. According to our research, the probability is 30%.
To identify shortcomings, InsureMyTrip analyzed the latest flight delay and cancellation data collected by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Researchers sought to better understand the impact of weather, outages, flight disruptions and other factors on U.S. airports in 2023.
“Researchers can use this information to predict how air travel is likely to be affected at certain times of the year,” the report’s authors said. .
But all hope isn’t lost for globetrotters planning to fly in and out of Gotham this winter.
Even those stuck at their local airport can look forward to a delicious meal.
Despite high ratings for Newark Liberty International and John F. Kennedy Airlines’ takeoff cancellations, the interchange ranks on the chart for the world’s best airport restaurants, according to a recent review by Flight Attendant Headquarters on the Virtual Flight Attendant Forum. ranked at the top of the list.
In fact, Newark is home to the famous eatery 1911 Smoke House Barbecue, where New York Times reporter David Brooks, 62, bought a cheeseburger, fries, and a few drinks for the hefty price of $78 in September. It is famous that I ate it.
His anger over rising food costs went viral online with over 39 million views on X.
But hotspot owner Maurice Hallett didn’t mind the free attention.
“We’ll probably do a David Brooks special because of all the publicity he’s given us,” Hallett told the Post. “It’ll be a cheeseburger and double whiskey.”
U.S. airports with the highest cancellation rates in 2023
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