New report blames airlines for most flight cancellations
1 year, 7 months ago

New report blames airlines for most flight cancellations

NPR  

New report blames airlines for most flight cancellations Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP Congressional investigators said in a report Friday that an increase in flight cancellations as travel recovered from the pandemic was due mostly to factors that airlines controlled, including cancellations for maintenance issues or lack of a crew. The GAO said it examined flight data from January 2018 through April 2022 to understand why travelers suffered more delays and cancellations as travel began to recover from the pandemic. Sponsor Message A spokeswoman for trade group Airlines for America said the majority of cancellations this year have been caused by severe weather and air traffic control outages – about 1,300 flights were canceled in one day because of an outage in a Federal Aviation Administration safety-alerting system. In late 2021, they were joined by low-fare carriers Allegiant Air, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Frontier, each of whom were responsible for 60% or more of their own total cancellations, according to GAO.

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American Airlines grounds all US flights due to unspecified technical issue, disrupting Christmas eve travel plans
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7 hours, 19 minutes ago

American Airlines grounds all US flights due to unspecified technical issue, disrupting Christmas eve travel plans

Hindustan Times  

American Airlines on Tuesday grounded all its flights in the U.S. due to an unspecified technical issue, according to the company and a regulatory notice, disrupting the travel plans of thousands of passengers set to fly out for Christmas Eve. American Airlines operates thousands of flights per day to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries. American operates …

American Airlines grounds all US flights due to technical issue, disrupting passengers' Christmas eve travel plans
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7 hours, 19 minutes ago

American Airlines grounds all US flights due to technical issue, disrupting passengers' Christmas eve travel plans

Hindustan Times  

American Airlines on Tuesday grounded all its flights in the U.S. due to an unspecified technical issue, according to the company and a regulatory notice, disrupting the travel plans of thousands of passengers set to fly out for Christmas Eve. American Airlines operates thousands of flights per day to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries. American operates …

Pete Buttigieg speaks on the ongoing impact of the Crowdstrike outage on airlines
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pete Buttigieg speaks on the ongoing impact of the Crowdstrike outage on airlines

NPR  

Pete Buttigieg speaks on the ongoing impact of the Crowdstrike outage on airlines DEBBIE ELLIOTT, HOST: Airline travel is returning to normal in the U.S. Just in the last couple of years, we have secured a higher standard, including requirements for airlines like Delta to take care of meals and hotels and ground transportation. BUTTIGIEG: Their systems seem to have …

US is investigating Delta's flight cancellations and faltering response to global tech outage
5 months ago

US is investigating Delta's flight cancellations and faltering response to global tech outage

Hindustan Times  

U.S. regulators are investigating why Delta Air Lines failed to recover as quickly as other airlines from a global technology breakdown and whether Delta's treatment of passengers stranded by canceled and delayed flights violated federal rules. US is investigating Delta's flight cancellations and faltering response to global tech outage Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday announced the investigation into Delta's …

US is investigating Delta's flight cancellations and faltering response to global tech outage
5 months ago

US is investigating Delta's flight cancellations and faltering response to global tech outage

The Independent  

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Delta cancellations investigated by US after global tech outage
5 months ago

Delta cancellations investigated by US after global tech outage

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators are investigating why Delta Air Lines failed to recover as quickly as other airlines from a global technology breakdown and whether Delta’s treatment of passengers stranded by canceled and delayed flights violated federal rules. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday announced the investigation into Delta’s response to the outage, which he said has affected more than half a …

Most airlines except one are recovering from the CrowdStrike tech outage. The feds have noticed
5 months ago

Most airlines except one are recovering from the CrowdStrike tech outage. The feds have noticed

Associated Press  

Delta Air Lines struggled for a fourth straight day to recover from a worldwide technology outage caused by a faulty software update, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. The airline’s chief executive said it would take “another couple days” before “the worst is clearly behind us.” Delta’s chief information officer said Monday …

Delta Air Lines says cancellations continue as it tries to restore operations after tech outage
5 months ago

Delta Air Lines says cancellations continue as it tries to restore operations after tech outage

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Airlines, including Delta Air Lines, continued to struggle to restore operations two days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and resulted in several carriers grounding flights. Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian said in a message to customers Sunday that flight cancellations continued as the airline tried to recover its systems and restore operations. “I …

Your flight was canceled by the technology outage. What do you do next?
5 months ago

Your flight was canceled by the technology outage. What do you do next?

Associated Press  

Air travelers became the face of the widespread technology outage Friday as they posted pictures on social media of crowds of people stranded at airports in Europe and the United States. Airlines said the outage affected many systems, including those used to check in passengers, calculate aircraft weight and communicate with crews in the air. That’s because many flights are …

Holiday travel is mostly nice, but with some naughty disruptions again on Southwest Airlines
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Holiday travel is mostly nice, but with some naughty disruptions again on Southwest Airlines

Associated Press  

Conditions were mostly nice this year for travelers flying ahead of and on Christmas, but some naughty disruptions again plagued those flying with Southwest Airlines. For this holiday season, U.S. airlines prepared for massive waves of travelers by hiring thousands of pilots, flight attendants and other workers — in an effort to avoid the delays and cancellations that marred travel …

Cancellations and delays hamper holiday flights as passenger numbers return to pre-pandemic levels
1 year ago

Cancellations and delays hamper holiday flights as passenger numbers return to pre-pandemic levels

ABC  

In short: 3.7 per cent of flights were cancelled in November, compared to the long-term average of 2.2 per cent, a new report shows. 3.7 per cent of flights were cancelled in November, compared to the long-term average of 2.2 per cent, a new report shows. "Cancellations were at 3.7 per cent for the month, compared with the long-term average …

Passengers were stuck because United Airlines canceled their flights. The CEO took a private plane
1 year, 5 months ago

Passengers were stuck because United Airlines canceled their flights. The CEO took a private plane

Associated Press  

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby apologized Friday for hopping on a private plane to get out of the New York area earlier this week while thousands of United passengers were stranded because the airline canceled so many flights. “I sincerely apologize to our customers and our team members who have been working around-the-clock for several days — often through severe …

Travelers endure another day of airport agony. One airline has by far the most cancellations
1 year, 5 months ago

Travelers endure another day of airport agony. One airline has by far the most cancellations

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Air travelers endured another wave of flight disruptions Thursday despite better weather along much of the East Coast, while United Airlines continued to account for the majority of canceled flights nationwide. United CEO Scott Kirby has blamed the airline’s struggles in Newark on a shortage of air traffic controllers in the New York City area. “While Scott Kirby …

New report blames airlines for most flight cancellations
1 year, 7 months ago

New report blames airlines for most flight cancellations

Associated Press  

Congressional investigators said in a report Friday that an increase in flight cancellations as travel recovered from the pandemic was due mostly to factors that airlines controlled, including cancellations for maintenance issues or lack of a crew. The GAO said it examined flight data from January 2018 through April 2022 to understand why travelers suffered more delays and cancellations as …

US airlines cancel over 1,000 flights over winter storm
1 year, 10 months ago

US airlines cancel over 1,000 flights over winter storm

Firstpost  

Washington: More than 1,000 Monday flights into or out of the United States have been canceled due to a severe winter storm, with about half of those coming from Southwest Airlines Co. A total of 1,019 flights were cancelled as of 6.00 pm ET, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. Low-cost carrier Southwest earlier this month faced US government backlash for …

Over 1,000 US Flights Cancelled Due to Winter Storm, Southwest Airlines Worst Hit
1 year, 10 months ago

Over 1,000 US Flights Cancelled Due to Winter Storm, Southwest Airlines Worst Hit

News 18  

More than 1,000 Monday flights into or out of the United States have been cancelled due to a severe winter storm, with about half of those coming from Southwest Airlines Co. A total of 1,019 flights were cancelled as of 6:00 pm ET, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. Low-cost carrier Southwest earlier this month faced U.S. government backlash for cancelling …

US investigating December flight cancellations at Southwest
1 year, 10 months ago

US investigating December flight cancellations at Southwest

Associated Press  

DALLAS — The U.S. Transportation Department said Wednesday it is investigating whether Southwest Airlines deceived customers by knowingly scheduling more flights in late December than it realistically could handle. “DOT is in the initial phase of a rigorous and comprehensive investigation into Southwest Airlines’ holiday debacle that stranded millions,” the department said in a statement. Southwest said its holiday schedule …

‘It was horrible’: Stranded Southwest passengers still waiting to recoup costs from airline meltdown
1 year, 11 months ago

‘It was horrible’: Stranded Southwest passengers still waiting to recoup costs from airline meltdown

LA Times  

Only weeks after a Southwest Airlines meltdown led to thousands of canceled flights and stranded passengers, the nation’s air travel system was briefly interrupted Wednesday due to an outage in the computer system used by the Federal Aviation Administration to give pilots vital information before they take off. “I am trying to be patient and give them a chance to …

How Southwest failed the holidays: Four charts explaining the cancellations
1 year, 11 months ago

How Southwest failed the holidays: Four charts explaining the cancellations

CNN  

CNN — A blast of severe winter weather last week caused thousands of Southwest Airlines flight cancellations and spiraled into a complete meltdown of its flight system. Since Dec. 22, the beleaguered airline has canceled more than half of its typical flight schedule, and by late Wednesday about 87% of all canceled flights in the US were from Southwest alone, …

Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball
1 year, 11 months ago

Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Travelers who counted on Southwest Airlines to get them home suffered another wave of canceled flights Wednesday, and pressure grew on the federal government to help customers get reimbursed for unexpected expenses they incurred because of the airline’s meltdown. “I’m starting to feel homeless.” By early afternoon on the East Coast, about 90% of all canceled flights Wednesday …

Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball
1 year, 11 months ago

Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Families hoping to catch a Southwest Airlines flight after days of cancellations, missing luggage and missed family connections suffered through another wave of scrubbed flights, with another 2,500 pulled from arrival and departure boards Wednesday. In a video that Southwest posted late Tuesday, CEO Robert Jordan said Southwest would operate a reduced schedule for several days but hoped …

Southwest Airlines cancels more flights, draws federal investigation
1 year, 11 months ago

Southwest Airlines cancels more flights, draws federal investigation

Firstpost  

Southwest Airlines scrubbed thousands of flights again Tuesday in the aftermath of the massive winter storm that wrecked Christmas travel plans across the US, and the federal government said it would investigate why the company lagged so far behind other carriers. Dallas: Southwest Airlines scrubbed thousands of flights again Tuesday in the aftermath of the massive winter storm that wrecked …

Column: Southwest’s meltdown was born in America’s cheapskate corporate culture
1 year, 11 months ago

Column: Southwest’s meltdown was born in America’s cheapskate corporate culture

LA Times  

Southwest passenger Amanda Gevorgyan looks for her luggage among hundreds of bags from Southwest Airlines flight cancellations at LAX. That trend implies that as the country’s other air carriers have begun to work out their own traffic snarls resulting from the massive “bomb cyclone” that struck the U.S. starting on the day before Christmas, Southwest remains mired in disaster. “Our …

‘System failure’: US blames Southwest Airlines for meltdown
1 year, 11 months ago

‘System failure’: US blames Southwest Airlines for meltdown

Al Jazeera  

US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigeig says mass flight cancellations are not merely a ‘weather-driven issue’. The administration of US President Joe Biden has called the meltdown that led to the cancellation of thousands of flights at Southwest Airlines a “system failure”, blaming the company itself for the crisis. “So what this indicates is a system failure, and they need …

Holiday Hell: How Southwest Airlines' ‘full-blown meltdown’ created travel chaos in US
1 year, 11 months ago

Holiday Hell: How Southwest Airlines' ‘full-blown meltdown’ created travel chaos in US

Firstpost  

Southwest Airlines, one of the world’s biggest low-cost carriers and the inspiration for IndiGo, cancelled around 2,900 flights on Monday. This, after US airlines cancelled 3,900 flights with Southwest Airlines – one of the world’s biggest low-cost carriers – accounting for 2,900 of these. “Our customers struggled with it just as our thousands of flight attendants did.” Montgomery in an …

3,900 Flights Cancelled in US Amid Severe Winter, Passengers Stranded as Southwest Airlines Call off Most Flights
1 year, 11 months ago

3,900 Flights Cancelled in US Amid Severe Winter, Passengers Stranded as Southwest Airlines Call off Most Flights

News 18  

More than 3,900 flights in the United States have been cancelled on Monday and more than 8,000 flights had been delayed amid severe winter weather. Southwest Airlines blamed the widespread disruption on recent “extreme winter weather,” saying snow and cold temperatures last week forced changes to flight schedules “at a volume and magnitude” still having repercussions Monday. The US airlines …

US probes ‘unacceptable’ Southwest Airlines storm cancellations
1 year, 11 months ago

US probes ‘unacceptable’ Southwest Airlines storm cancellations

Al Jazeera  

The United States Department of Transportation has said that it plans to examine mass flight cancellations and delays by Southwest Airlines in recent days, amid a devastating storm that has disrupted travel plans for millions of Americans during the holiday season. The government agency said it would look to determine if the flight cancellations by Southwest — which in particular …

Buttigieg warns airlines to help travelers or face new rules
2 years, 4 months ago

Buttigieg warns airlines to help travelers or face new rules

Associated Press  

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has warned airlines that his department could draft new rules around passenger rights if the carriers don’t give more help to travelers trapped by flight cancellations and delays. The Transportation Department on Friday released a copy of the letters, which it said were sent to CEOs of 10 U.S. airlines including the major ones, their regional …

Airlines cancel more than 600 US flights and delay thousands more Saturday
2 years, 4 months ago

Airlines cancel more than 600 US flights and delay thousands more Saturday

CNN  

CNN — More than 600 flights were canceled and thousands more were delayed in the United States on Saturday, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. Saturday marks the third day of major flight cancellations after thunderstorms pounded major airports on the East Coast on Thursday, making for one of the worst days for flight cancellations of the past six …

Who is to blame for the summer of flight delays and cancellations?
2 years, 5 months ago

Who is to blame for the summer of flight delays and cancellations?

LA Times  

Travelers walk through a terminal at Denver International Airport on July Fourth. “In my 37 years in the industry, I’ve never seen a summer like this,” said William McGee, a former airline operations manager and consumer advocate for the nonprofit American Economic Liberties Project. “It was so frustrating going around and around,” said Huntington Beach resident Sarah Huoh, who was …

Flight cancellations ease slightly as July 4 weekend ends
2 years, 5 months ago

Flight cancellations ease slightly as July 4 weekend ends

The Independent  

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All eyes on airlines as July Fourth holiday weekend nears
2 years, 5 months ago

All eyes on airlines as July Fourth holiday weekend nears

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Airlines that have stumbled badly over the last two holidays face their biggest test yet of whether they can handle big crowds when July Fourth travelers mob the nation’s airports this weekend. “This year versus previous years, the biggest issue has been air traffic control,” said Barry Biffle, the CEO of Frontier Airlines. “The majority of cancellations and …

Number of flights cancelled DOUBLES in a week amid warning chaos will last for years
2 years, 5 months ago

Number of flights cancelled DOUBLES in a week amid warning chaos will last for years

Daily Mail  

The number of cancelled flights doubled in a week to nearly 700 Monday morning amid a stark warning from industry experts that travel chaos will last for years. Airlines also reported nearly 600 delays It's a huge rise in cancellations from last Monday when airlines axed 380 flights Footage taken at the airport shows the taxi queue stretching the entire …

More than 6,000 flights in US delayed, canceled by storms
2 years, 6 months ago

More than 6,000 flights in US delayed, canceled by storms

Hindustan Times  

Just a day after airline executives met with US transportation officials on how to stem flight disruptions, a band of storms triggered thousands of cancellations and delays for beleaguered carriers. At the same time, airline staffing woes as carriers rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic have made it more difficult to respond to bad weather, leaving carriers with fewer reserve crews. …

Canceled flights rise across US as summer travel heats up
2 years, 6 months ago

Canceled flights rise across US as summer travel heats up

Associated Press  

U.S. airlines canceled high numbers of flights for a second straight day on Friday as they tried to recover from storms while accommodating growing crowds of summer vacationers. Airports with the most cancellations included those in Charlotte, North Carolina, a major hub for American Airlines, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty in the New York City area, and Reagan Washington National outside …

Flight cancellations create a bad travel day across the US
2 years, 6 months ago

Flight cancellations create a bad travel day across the US

Associated Press  

Airlines canceled more than 1,500 flights in the U.S. on Thursday, one of the worst days yet for travel as the peak summer vacation season heats up. The cancellations came less than three weeks after airlines kicked off the summer travel season by canceling about 2,800 flights in a five-day stretch around the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The head of …

Flight cancellations create a bad travel day across the US
2 years, 6 months ago

Flight cancellations create a bad travel day across the US

India TV News  

Highlights Airlines canceled more than 1,500 flights in the US on Thursday It is one of the worst days yet for travel as the peak summer vacation season heats up At LaGuardia Airport in New York, more than one-third of all flights were scrubbed Airlines canceled more than 1,500 flights in the US on Thursday, one of the worst days …

Canceled flights mar first weekend of summer for travelers
2 years, 6 months ago

Canceled flights mar first weekend of summer for travelers

Associated Press  

The unofficial start of summer over the Memorial Day weekend offers a troubling glimpse of what lies ahead for travelers during the peak vacation season. Delta Air Lines, usually among the top performers, had the worst record among major carriers with more than 800 canceled flights over the five-day span. “This was a chance for airlines to show that last …

Airlines reduce cancellations, but US flight problems linger
2 years, 8 months ago

Airlines reduce cancellations, but US flight problems linger

Associated Press  

Air travel in the United States improved Monday after a rocky weekend that left thousands of flyers stranded by thunderstorms in Florida, technology problems at the busiest domestic airline and labor problems at another carrier. “It’s spring-break season, so unfortunately there is no worse place to have bad weather than Florida right now,” Henry Harteveldt, a travel-industry analyst for Atmosphere …

Airlines reduce cancellations, but US flight problems linger
2 years, 8 months ago

Airlines reduce cancellations, but US flight problems linger

The Independent  

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Airlines cancel more than 3,500 US flights over weekend
2 years, 8 months ago

Airlines cancel more than 3,500 US flights over weekend

Associated Press  

Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing weather in Florida and other issues. JetBlue, Southwest, Alaska Airlines, Frontier, Spirit and American Airlines were most affected, according to FlightAware, with JetBlue and Spirit canceling one-third of Sunday’s scheduled flights. “Severe weather in the Southeast and multiple air traffic control delay programs have created …

Here’s who to blame for airlines’ cancellation chaos
2 years, 11 months ago

Here’s who to blame for airlines’ cancellation chaos

CNN  

New York CNN Business — A surge in Covid cases and severe winter storms created a miserable holiday travel season for hundreds of thousands of stranded airline passengers. It doesn’t seem they stress-tested their ops plan.” The airlines all said they were doing their best to accommodate passengers in the face of widespread problems. “I give the industry a thumbs …

Holiday flight cancellations soar due to Covid-19 staffing issues and bad weather
2 years, 11 months ago

Holiday flight cancellations soar due to Covid-19 staffing issues and bad weather

CNN  

Washington, DC CNN Business — Thousands of US flights were canceled over New Year’s weekend as a combination of Covid-19 disruptions and wintry weather slowed travel. Data from the website FlightAware shows more than 4,731 flights were canceled globally on Saturday — by far the largest day of cancellations since the meltdown began Christmas Eve. Sunday cancellations in the United …

Wave of canceled flights from omicron closes out 2021
2 years, 11 months ago

Wave of canceled flights from omicron closes out 2021

Associated Press  

More canceled flights frustrated air travelers on the final day of 2021 and appeared all but certain to inconvenience hundreds of thousands more over the New Year’s holiday weekend. By early evening Friday on the East Coast, airlines had scrubbed more than 1,550 U.S. flights — about 6% of all scheduled flights — and roughly 3,500 worldwide, according to tracking …

US flight cancellations pile up before busy New Year’s weekend
2 years, 11 months ago

US flight cancellations pile up before busy New Year’s weekend

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of flights have been cancelled this week due to winter storms and COVID-19-related staffing shortages. JetBlue Airways Corp. scratched 175 flights, accounting for 17% of its schedule, by 4:20 p.m. Thursday in New York, according to FlightAware.com. The disruptions come after thousands of flights were canceled over the Christmas holiday weekend and into early this week as winter storms …

More US flights cancelled as Omicron intensifies staffing issues
2 years, 11 months ago

More US flights cancelled as Omicron intensifies staffing issues

Al Jazeera  

More than 850 flights were cancelled by midday Wednesday adding to the nearly 1,300 cancellations Tuesday, and about 1,500 on Monday. Delta, United and JetBlue have all said that the Omicron variant was causing enough staffing issues that flights were cancelled. Omicron has intensified already significant staffing issues for airlines, which winnowed workforces in 2020 as air travel collapsed, only …

More than 1,000 flights are canceled after 1,500 were axed on Sunday causing chaos at airports
2 years, 11 months ago

More than 1,000 flights are canceled after 1,500 were axed on Sunday causing chaos at airports

Daily Mail  

Almost 5,000 flights have been delayed and 1,180 have been cancelled across the United States on Monday as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to surge. Fauci said that the idea of removing masks while on an airplane 'is really not something we should even be considering,' while appearing on ABC's latest edition of This Week on Sunday Approximately 1,400 …

Another 2,500 flights canceled Monday as travel disruption continues amid Omicron surge
2 years, 11 months ago

Another 2,500 flights canceled Monday as travel disruption continues amid Omicron surge

CNN  

New York CNN Business — More than 2,800 flights have been canceled Monday as Covid cases surge across the globe. “Delta people are working hard to get them to where they need to be as quickly and as safely as possible on the next available flight.” International flights European airlines are also experiencing a small number of cancellations amid record-breaking …

Flight cancellations snarl holiday plans for thousands
2 years, 11 months ago

Flight cancellations snarl holiday plans for thousands

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Airlines continued to cancel hundreds of flights Saturday because of staffing issues tied to COVID-19, disrupting holiday celebrations during one of the busiest travel times of the year. American spokesperson Derek Walls said the cancellations stemmed from “COVID-related sick calls.” European and Australian airlines have also canceled holiday-season flights because of staffing problems tied to COVID-19. FlightAware’s …

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