American Airlines canceled over 1,000 flights over the Halloween
weekend, blaming weather woes and staffing issues
Patrick Reilly
On Sunday, the airline canceled 527 total flights, or 19 percent of all of its planned flights that day, accounting for nearly one-third of all of the country’s cancelations, according to data from aviation tracking website FlightAware. Another 31 flights, or 1 percent, were delayed.
American canceled an additional 543 flights, or
20 percent of its total planned flights, on Saturday. Another 407 flights, or
15 percent of its flights, were delayed, according to data.
In a note to staff on Saturday, American COO
David Seymour blamed the delays on poor weather conditions around the
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the airline’s base of operations, that
had displaced staff around the country, according to CNBC.
“With additional weather throughout the system,
our staffing begins to run tight as crew members end up out of their regular
flight sequences,” Seymour said. Imagem
“To make sure we are taking care of our
customers and providing scheduling certainty for our crews, we have adjusted
our operation for the last few days this month by proactively canceling some
flights,” American said.
After massive staff cuts during the COVID-19 pandemic,
American announced that 1,800 flight attendants will be returning from leave on
Nov. 1 in preparation for the holiday travel season, with more expected to
return on Dec. 1, according to CNBC.
Patrick Reilly, New
York Post, October 31, 2021 3:34am
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