{"id":149,"date":"2026-05-06T22:02:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=149"},"modified":"2026-05-06T22:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:02:36","slug":"these-new-york-area-airports-saw-the-most-flight-disruptions-last-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"These New York-area airports saw the most flight disruptions last month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK<\/strong> – <\/span>With rising fuel prices caused by the U.S. war in Iran and the recent closure of a major airline, tens of thousands of flights have faced cancellations and delays in recent weeks. The New York area has been hit especially hard hard, with local airports among some of the most heavily affected by the volatility.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Airports affected by flight disruptions<\/h2>\n

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Across the U.S., regular gasoline is averaging more than $4.50 per gallon as of May 4. That’s up more than 40% from one year ago, and more than 50% since the war with Iran began in late February, according to the Energy Information Administration.<\/p>\n

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SUGGESTED: <\/strong>Spirit Airlines begins orderly wind-down of operations, cancels all flights<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The spike in oil prices was one of several reasons Spirit Airlines announced it was permanently ceasing operations earlier this week. Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled literally overnight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In , the company directly cited “the recent material increase in oil prices” as one of the reasons they had to shut down. Here in New York, Spirit offered flights out of Newark and JFK airports.<\/p>\n

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These things, combined with the normal reasons for flight delays, like inclement weather, have made for a major travel headache.<\/p>\n

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AirHelp, a platform that tries to offer travelers compensation for flight disruptions, looked at the data from last month to see which airports have been the hardest hit.<\/p>\n

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