US travelers face cancelled and delayed flights ahead of Fourth of July holiday

About 1,200 flights cancelled on Wednesday and nearly 7,000 delayed due to poor weather and staff shortages

Thousands of airline passengers have faced cancelled or delayed flights amid surges in summer travel, as many worry about possible travel woes ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.

About 1,200 flights were cancelled on Wednesday and nearly 7,000 delayed, according to data from FlightAware, according to Newsweek.