But no other airline that operates out of Florida had such severe problems in the same span. For instance, Southwest said its October flight meltdown was over air traffic control delays and weather in Florida. 13, 2021, in Portland, Maine.Īviation industry experts are skeptical that weather is always the root cause, though, instead blaming tight crew scheduling and lack of personnel slack in general. Passengers wait to check in for a Southwest Airlines flight at the Portland Jetport, Wednesday, Oct. And because the airlines lack adequate reserve crews to fill in those gaps, problems snowball from there. Those crews are still on the work clock even during those delays, which means that by the time they’re in position, they’re sometimes forced to stop for the night because of rules intended to ensure they don’t fly tired. The airlines involved in this recent turmoil have typically blamed a set of cascading problems that begins with bad weather, which for example has hampered crews trying to fly to the airports where their next assignment begins. Spirit canceled more than 60 percent of its flights for roughly three days in August, attributing its snafu to system outages, staffing and the weather. American Airlines had a similar meltdown with thousands of flights canceled over Halloween weekend, also citing bad weather. Southwest last month canceled more than 2,000 flights after what it called an “unexpected air traffic control issue” compounded by weather in Florida that disturbed flight operations.
So far, the start of the pre-Thanksgiving weekend has not seen a new surge in mass cancellations - though that could change with the next wave of stormy weather. It did not respond to a further question about why airlines didn’t use the federal money to stay more adequately staffed for the return of demand. airlines are working to hire and train new employees and return to service aircraft that had been put in storage in order to meet the growing demand,” the group said. “Travelers have been returning to the skies at a rapid pace, and U.S. airlines, said the hiccups carriers have experienced recently “are wholly unrelated” to federal support payments, which was “used exclusively” to keep workers on the job. “In my view, they’re failing to keep their side of the bargain.”Īirlines for America, the trade group for major U.S.
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the panel. “The airlines owe Americans better service,” said Sen. The Senate’s transportation panel is already preparing to grill airlines on the matter in early December. Norton, who said she has some “buyer’s remorse” for supporting the bailout, is calling for hearings on the topic before the House Transportation Committee - and she’s not the only one. Passengers line up inside the Spirit Airlines terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug.
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