These airports are definitely not ready for takeoff.<\/p>\n
Travelers are faced with a spike in flight cancellations this summer, compared to last year \u2014 and NYC\u2019s already unpopular airports<\/a> are some of the worst offenders, new data showed.<\/p>\n Flight tracker\u00a0FlightAware<\/a> crunched the numbers \u2014\u00a0and found that the cancellation rate is up about 29%, CBS News reported. <\/a><\/p>\n Airports have reported a spike in flight cancellations compared to last year. REUTERS<\/p>\n Between the week of Memorial Day and mid-July, the return-to-gate rate jumped from 1.4% in 2024 to 1.8% this year.<\/p>\n That\u2019s despite nearly 256,000 fewer \u2014 about 18% \u2014 flights having been scheduled for this year\u2019s peak season, compared to last.<\/p>\n And of all the airports in the country, the less-than-holy trinity Big Apple flyers are forced to contend with are being called out as some of worst offenders.<\/p>\n The much-ballyhooed \u201cnew\u201d LaGuardia Airport<\/a> was the 5th worst, and perennially unpleasant John F. Kennedy International Airport was the 9th \u2014\u00a0while personnel-issue-plagued Newark Liberty International Airport<\/a> came close behind at number 10.<\/p>\n New York City airports have some of the worst cancellation rates in the country. Markus Mainka \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n Summer travel has been a hassle, especially at New York City airports. REUTERS<\/p>\n LaGuardia Airport has canceled about 5% of flights so far this summer \u2014 a 65% increase from last year. <\/p>\n This has sunk its on-time performance rate down 6.1%. <\/p>\n JFK Airport has canceled about 3% of flights this season \u2014 a 42% increase from 2024. <\/p>\n And over in New Jersey, Newark has cancelled about 3% of flights taking off this summer \u2014 a 28% jump from last year. <\/p>\n The top three offenders were further south: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington D.C., Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.<\/p>\n However, not all the airports in the country are scrambling. <\/p>\n Some have actually decreased their cancellation rates compared to this time last summer. <\/p>\n Between the week of Memorial Day and mid-July, the cancellation rate jumped from 1.4% in 2024 to 1.8% this year. REUTERS<\/p>\n However, some airports have actually decreased their cancellation rates compared to this time last summer. AP<\/p>\n Miami International Airport\u2019s cancellation rate has dropped 40% with on-time performance up 7.3%. <\/p>\n Just up the road, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has reported a cancellation rate that is 25% lower than last year, with on-time performance up 5.6%.<\/p>\n And if your flight isn\u2019t cancelled, but you have to drop out of the trip for another reason, you can just sell it to another lucky traveler.<\/a> <\/p>\n Nonrefundable vacations\u00a0can leave thwarted trippers<\/a> thousands out of pocket \u2014 and some are turning to increasingly popular online marketplaces to find someone to fill their seat.<\/p>\n