American Airlines cancels around 1,600 flights due to weather and staff shortage
American Airlines said on Sunday it had canceled more than 1,600 flights over three days, citing blustery conditions in Texas and a shortage of flight attendants.
The disruptions were similar in initial cause and size to problems suffered in early October by Southwest Airlines, raising questions about whether major airlines are prepared for the holiday travel period.
By early afternoon Sunday, American had canceled more than 800 flights almost 30% of its schedule for the day after scrapping nearly 900 flights on Friday and Saturday, according to tracking service FlightAware.
American’s troubles began late in the week, when high winds at times stopped the airline using all runways at its busiest hub, Dallas/Fort Worth international airport.
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