Regional airline SkyWest cancelled hundreds of flights on Thursday and Friday due to an 'internal technical issue.' Although the technical problem was fixed Thursday evening, widespread cancellations and delays continue to persist.
Regional airline SkyWest cancelled hundreds of flights on Thursday and Friday due to an "internal technical issue," the carrier told CBS News. Although the technical problem was fixed Thursday evening, widespread cancellations and delays continue to persist.On Thursday, the airline — which operates through partnerships with United, Delta, American and Alaska airlines — canceled approximately 700 flights, SkyWest said in a statement.
SkyWest's technical problems impacted some of its major airline partners on Thursday and Friday as well. According to FlightAware, as of Friday afternoon, United Airlines canceled 12 flights and delayed another 122. American Airlines canceled nine flights and delayed 328 others.
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