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Thousands of airline passengers are stranded. Here's what to do if you're one them

Thousands of flights have been cancelled, leaving travelers scrambling to figure out how book new seats and get reimbursements for added expenses.

Holiday travelers anxious to return home are facing thousands of cancellations and flight delays, following major snow storms across much of the U.S. and staffing shortages that airlines are blaming on skyrocketing COVID-19 infections among crews.

More than 3,000 U.S. flights were canceled on Monday by evening ET, and another 5,600 were delayed, according to tracking service . That is in addition to the more than 5,300 U.S. flights that were grounded over the

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