Major US airlines delayed or canceled more than 10,000 flights this weekend, citing thunderstorms in Florida and technology issues

Thousands of airline passengers across the US ran into trouble at the airport this weekend when major carriers experienced massive disruptions to their flight schedules.

There were 6,049 flights that were delayed or canceled on Saturday. As of Sunday afternoon, an additional 3,013 US flights were delayed or canceled. During the busy spring break travel period, the disruptions come, as air travel recovers from relaxed COVID-19 restrictions.

More than 10,000 flights have been delayed or canceled this weekend. There were many disruptions due to weather and technology issues.

Major US airlines like American, Southwest, and Delta were affected.

Southwest Airlines was the most affected by the disruptions. On Saturday, 42% of its flights were delayed.

We have all hands on deck to get delayed customers and their bags onto available flights and we are sharing additional guidance and wide flexibility to self-serve travel changes, a company spokesman said in a statement.

Southwest apologized to customers on Saturday, saying the disruptions were due to intermittent technology issues and ongoing weather challenges in Florida.

The company told Insider that 400 proactive cancelations were put in place on Sunday because aircrafts and crews were out of their planned positions.

American Airlines had 21% of its flights delayed and 12% canceled on Saturday. An American Airlines spokesman told Insider on Sunday that the company is recovering from the disruptions.

The weather in and around Florida resulted in ATC initiatives impacting our operations with most of the north and south routes affected.

26% of United Airlines flights were delayed and 2% were canceled on Saturday.

The operation yesterday was impacted by weather in Florida. A United Airlines spokesman said in a statement that they are working to get customers to their destinations as quickly as possible.

Delta Airlines delayed 22% of its flights on Saturday. The company did not reply immediately.

Low-cost carriers experienced disruptions over the weekend.