American Airlines Cancels 600+ Flights on SundaySimon Kent 31 Oct 2021
American Airlines scrubbed 634 flights on Sunday, nearly one in every four of its domestic services for the day, blaming the combination of poor weather in Texas and staffing difficulties for the Halloween disruptions.
The groundings came after American dropped some 340 flights on Friday and 543 flights, or 20 percent of its schedule, on Saturday, data from flight tracking website FlightAware confirmed.
According to CNBC, American’s COO David Seymour said in a staff note the problems started with high wind gusts on Thursday that cut capacity at its Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport hub.
The inclement weather meant crew members ended up out of position for their next flights.
The Texas-based carrier said it proactively canceled some services to “make sure we are taking care of our customers and providing scheduling certainty for our crews.”
Pilot and flight attendant availability were listed as reasons for most of the cancellations on Saturday and Sunday, according to internal tallies, as cited by CNBC.
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