Pac-12 Conference football Michael Mothershed missed working the last game of his career after his flight was canceled due to inclement weather over the holiday weekend.
Mothershed was scheduled to referee his last game, the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit, Mich. before retirement on Monday, according to OutKick.
But the nearly 30-year referee missed the game after his flight to the Great Lakes State became one of the thousands of U.S. flights canceled or delayed on Monday.
Over 4,000 flights in, out, and within the United States were canceled on Monday and another roughly 21, 000 were delayed, according to the flight tracking service FlightWare.
Southwest airlines canceled nearly 3,000 flights or more than 70 percent of all of its scheduled flights on Monday sparking concerns at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
“USDOT is concerned by Southwest’s unacceptable rate of cancellations and delays & reports of lack of prompt customer service,” a department spokesperson said. “The Department will examine whether cancellations were controllable and if Southwest is complying with its customer service plan.
United, Delta and Jet Blue Airlines cancelled between five and 9 percent of their flights scheduled to depart Monday while American Airlines canceled zero, FlightWare findings showed.
Southwest airlines canceled over 60 percent of its flights on Tuesday so far and delayed another 13 percent.
Travel havoc was caused by a severe winter storm that engulfed most of the United States over the weekend. One of the hardest hit areas of the country was Buffalo and the surrounding parts of western New York.
The blizzard has killed at least 27 people in Erie County, many Buffalo residents, and 14 of which were found outside in the frigid weather, according to Monday statement from county executive Mark Poloncarz. Officials expect the death toll to go up.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued a driving ban in Erie County four days ago in light of the deadly winter storm. State and military police were sent to the Buffalo area on Tuesday to enforce the ban and keep residents off snowy and icy roads.
Chaotic winter travel causes NCAA referee to miss final game of his career
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