Even some crews have been forced to sleep at airports, a rare last resort for an industry that's used to accommodating thousands of pilots and flight attendants on the road each day.
plans to fly 84% compared with three years ago. Growth potential for major airlines is constrained by a pilot shortage, particularly at smaller regional airlines that feed their hubs.
The $54 billion in taxpayer aid airlines received to pay staff during the pandemic prohibited layoffs, but buyouts were allowed."We made so much progress with customers during the pandemic and really building the United brand," United CEO Scott Kirby said on the Chicago carrier's quarterly call in April."We're not willing to sacrifice that customer goodwill for the possibility of short-term profits.
The Federal Aviation Administration is calling airlines for a two-day meeting in Florida early this month to discuss the congested airspace over the state, one of the tourism hotspots during the pandemic, Cutting flights as early as possible"will probably make it smoother for the passenger, but things happen. It is summer," said Adam Thompson, founder of Lagniappe Aviation consulting firm, and has worked in the industry for more than two decades."Weather is unpredictable. Every time someone says, 'This is the worst summer I've had,' I say, 'Give it a year.'"
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