Flights are being cancelled today due to several main reasons including strikes, security and screening issues at some airports, adverse weather conditions, and operational disruptions. Key causes for flight cancellations today include:
- Security screening problems at Nuuk Airport in Greenland have caused a temporary halt of international flights as staff training issues were identified, combined with challenging weather and personnel shortages creating a "perfect storm" of disruptions.
- Major strikes at multiple Spanish airports are ongoing, with airport security and maintenance workers protesting over pay, working conditions, staffing shortages, and poor collective agreements. This has led to flight delays and cancellations in Spain's key tourist airports such as Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, and others.
- Air Canada has proactively cancelled many flights due to a looming strike by its flight attendants, which could affect hundreds of flights and 130,000 passengers daily starting this weekend. The airline is implementing a lockout and suspending flights in a gradual manner ahead of the strike.
Taken together, these factors are causing widespread flight cancellations globally today, with strikes and airport operational issues being primary reasons. Travelers flying through affected airports or airlines should check for updates through official airline and airport channels.
