 Holiday traffic nightmares. More than a thousand flights canceled nationwide Sunday, mostly due to severe weather. Sonia Rakan reports. Delayed arrivals turn into delayed departures when planes can't get here on time or at all. And when a flight gets canceled during a busy holiday week, that can mean waiting a day or two to get the next available seat. Trying to get back home from our first time in New York. Trying to get back. It was great. We had a great time, but this is not great.