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ARTICLE · 25 SEPTEMBER 2019

Delayed Or Canceled Flight? What The Passenger Does Not Know

Although the passenger does not know the causes of flight delays and cancellations and everything is in apparent normality at the airport

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Your luggage was checked, you boarding pass is at hand, you pass through the security filters, waiting for the call to board, and suddenly, you look at the information panel in the waiting room and see the message nobody likes to get: "delayed or canceled flight".

Although the passenger does not know the causes of flight delays and cancellations and everything is in apparent normality at the airport, the operation of a flight implies the existence of several factors that must be perfectly aligned.

The following are the most common causes of flight delay or cancellation.

1.- Weather conditions

Heavy rains and snowfall during the winter months are well known; these can delay ground operations and hinder landing or take off maneuvers. The sunny summer arrives and the season of greatest passenger traffic begins: family vacations, meetings with friends, sunny days to enjoy, and a climate that would seem pleasant to fly. However, the combination of high temperatures

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