In a press release, Alaska Airlines wrote that training delays during the omicron surge led to a shortage of new pilots being available to fly.
The airline says it will reduce about 2% of its total flights through the end of June. In an email, an Alaska Airlines spokesperson wrote that the airline typically flies 1,200 flights per day.
“Due to the training delays, we had 63 fewer pilots prepared to fly in April than we planned for in January,” the airline wrote. “We should have recognized this sooner and updated our schedule.” “It takes everyone at Alaska to run a successful and reliable operation,” they wrote in the now-deleted statement. “Today, we fell short. We’re grateful for all employees who are working hard to get our guests to where they need to go.”
Scott McMurren is a travel writer based in Anchorage. He said a 2% reduction in flights won’t hit Alaskan travelers hard, but a strike could.
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