The problems with flight delays and cancellations that have plagued travelers across the US this week are mostly over — except at struggling United Airlines.
shows that there are 487 flights to, from or within the United States that have been canceled as of 10 a.m. MDT Thursday and another 2,000 delayed. For canceled flights, the problem is clearly focused on United, with 383 of those cancellations. That means 13% of United flights scheduled for Thursday were already canceled, or nearly one out of every seven.
Finding space on other flights for affected passengers will prove difficult during a busy holiday travel period. Part of the problem is that U.S. airlines still have only about 90% of the capacity that they had at the same time in 2019, ahead of the pandemic, according to Cirium. Chicago is United's home base, with one of its largest hubs at O'Hare Airport. Ground stops are also possible for Denver and San Francisco and parts of Texas, also locations of United hubs.But beyond the bad weather, there are signs that the problems at United are greatly human-made.
But Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who oversees the FAA, pushed back on that criticism of his agency Wednesday evening when appearing on CNN Primetime. "Our pilots agree with our passengers that this lack of foresight and disregard of warning signs is unacceptable. It's time for United leadership to change their thinking and invest in its labor, staff support, and facilities with updated contracts instead of ensuring our CEO has the highest salary," he said.Frustration is running deep not just for passengers but also for crew members, Sara Nelson, the president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, told CNN Wednesday.
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