Hurricane Beryl snarls travel in U.S. as airlines cancel more than 1,300 flights
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More than 1,300 U.S. flights were canceled early Monday as airlines grapple with the impact of Hurricane Beryl making landfall in Texas.
Another roughly 700 flights were delayed, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. Most of the affected flights are those originating in or flying to Texas airports, including Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport, also in Houston.
United Airlines had the greatest number of canceled flights on Monday morning, with 405 cancellations, followed by Southwest with 268, FlightAware's data shows.
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