Many spring break travelers found themselves scrambling to make other plans after JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines canceled hundreds of flights due to staffing issues and bad weather in Florida. The two airlines have canceled a combined 254 Sunday flights after axing more than 300 flights on Saturday, according to flight tracker FlightAware. That's more than half of all U.S. flight cancellations each day. The flight woes come as the airlines begin merger talks following JetBlue's surprise bid for the budget airline on Tuesday. Spirit said it will entertain JetBlue's offer while not abandoning its earlier deal to merge with fellow budget airline Frontier. In many cases, would-be flyers ended up booking new flights the next day or later because weekend flights were full, renting a car to drive to their destination or canceling the trip entirely. 🔗 Visit our link in bio to read more. 📸: Courtesy of Jamie Christian