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Travelers Bound For Philadelphia Continue To Face Delays, Disruption Following Strikes On Venezuela
Christine Szymkowski, of Sicklerville said, "We got there over three hours early, it was a nightmare, chaos, the lines were horrendous."
January 5, 2026
Major U.S. airlines canceled hundreds of flights on Saturday because of safety concerns and restrictions imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration following the strikes on Venezuela.
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By Sunday morning, flights were cleared to resume, but the backlog could still be felt at Philadelphia International Airport, where restrictions triggered cancellations to and from San Juan, Aruba, Cancun, Barbados, St. Thomas and St. Martin.
"Our flight was supposed to leave around 8 o'clock this morning, so we were here about 5:30, and it just kept getting delayed, delayed, and it wasn't until 11 o'clock that we found out it was truly canceled at that time," one traveler told CBS News Philadelphia.
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