He said nearly three out of four pilots working Saturday had trips rerouted due to the flight woes. 4.Ĭasey Murray, president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) blamed the flight woes on staffing and a “poorly run operation.” He said the rate of pilots calling in sick has not spiked this weekend. “Southwest Airlines must join our industry peers in complying with the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccination directive,” Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said on Oct. Gun violence, safety concerns are keeping travelers away. is getting on the flight' Not everyone wants to come to the US. Why in-flight medical kits may not have everything a passenger could need in an emergency How cruises work for plus-size passengers: 'The worst part. 'Flight delays and cancellations occurred for a few hours Friday afternoon due to widespread severe weather, military training, and limited staffing in one area of the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center.''

“No FAA air traffic staffing shortages have been reported since Friday,” Steve Kulm, FAA spokesperson, said in a statement. On Sunday, the FAA responded to Southwest's statements blaming air traffic control issues and weather - without naming the airline - and said those issues were limited to Friday afternoon. We will continue to reset our network today and hope to return to close to normal operations as we move into Sunday.'' We are working hard behind the scenes to minimize challenges and fully recover the operation as we take care of displaced crews and customers as quickly as possible. 'We experienced significant impact in the Florida airports yesterday (Friday) evening after an FAA-imposed air traffic management program was implemented due to weather and resulted in a large number of cancellations. The airline blamed the problem on air traffic control issues and weather. In a statement Saturday the airline expressed optimism its operations on Sunday would improve, not worsen.

Southwest's Sunday cancellation are on top of 808 cancellations on Saturday, or nearly one in four flights. This during a busy travel weekend given a federal holiday on Monday.

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