Author: Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY

Airline travelers are only owed refunds, hotel and meal vouchers in certain cancellation circumstances due to a patchwork of regulations and policies.

Spirit has now canceled more than 1,700 flights since Sunday, stranding travelers across the country.

Spirit has canceled 60% of its Wednesday flights after canceling 61% Tuesday and 42% Monday. Airline says fixes will reduce cancellations in coming days.

Spirit has canceled 60% of its Tuesday flights, American, 9%, after heavy cancellations Sunday and Monday.

The no-frills Spirit Airlines blamed the cancellations on weather and unspecified “operational challenges.”

Hawaii has the most strict entry rules in the country and travelers who don’t do their homework risk delaying or ruining their vacation.

Vaccinated Americans can now visit England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland without quarantining. The U.S. doesn’t plan to reciprocate.

Southwest Airline’s on-time performance in June was 62.5% and is running at 67% in July. The airline says the worst is behind it.

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly is the first U.S. airline executive to publicly express what is in effect support for letting the mask mandate expire.

The travel warnings come as the U.K. recorded more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases in a day for the first time in six months.