cancellation
Example Sentences
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United Airlines, my carrier, was only announcing delays Saturday morning, hopeful the airspace restriction would lift and cancellations might be unnecessary.
Some airlines added flights to try to accommodate the demand after Saturday’s cancellations.
Reduced traffic was expected for the rest of the day, the airport authorities said, with wintry weather forcing further cancellations in the coming days.
From Barron's
"We regret that trains that can run will be subject to severe delays and possible last-minute cancellations."
From BBC
Thousands of passengers are stranded across Europe after a communications failure forced Greece to close its airspace, causing widespread cancellations and delays.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.