FAA Warns COVID-19, Weather, & Seasonal Traffic Will Likely Result In Travel Delays
The FAA said that a combination of rising COVID-19 cases, weather, and seasonal traffic will likely cause travel delays in the coming days.
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The FAA said that a combination of rising COVID-19 cases, weather, and seasonal traffic will likely cause travel delays in the coming days.
The FAA is warning that more air travel headaches may be in store, even as airlines cancel thousands of flights because of crew shortages and other issues.
They both said violent attacks against airline employees have made it more challenging for the airlines to recover from serious disruptions to their flight schedules.
With the blamed bad weather behind them, American Airlines says 1800 flight attendants will return to work Monday -- but more than 250 flights have already been canceled.
Frustration is running high at Dallas Love Field and across the country as some 365 Southwest Airlines flights have already been canceled Monday.
Cancellations, delays and frustration (in front of and behind the counter) as air travel in the U.S. hits new pandemic-era high, and airlines scramble to keep up with vacation crowds.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines said storms at its large DFW and Charlotte hubs this month have caused about 950 flight cancellations throughout its entire system.
Computer system outages caused Southwest Airlines to ground hundreds of flights two days in a row. On the third consecutive day, June 16, passengers continued to deal with canceled flights and delays, as the airline tried to recover.
By mid-afternoon, the nation's fourth-largest airline had canceled about 500 flights and delayed nearly 1,300 others, according to tracking service FlightAware.
As of late Monday night, air traffic was getting back on schedule while airlines worked through the backlog.
American Airlines says an antiquated, overworked kitchen caused 2,300 flight delays this summer at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Southwest Airlines has delayed the return of the Boeing 737 Max by a month, which is leading to hundreds of flights being canceled.
Hundreds of parents and kids planning to head out of town for Spring Break faced some major frustrations at North Texas airports on Saturday after severe storms moved through the early morning hours.
American Airlines was fined by the Federal Aviation Administration for failing to comply with federal rules on long tarmac delays.
Maintenance troubles, flight delays and cancellations continue at Southwest Airlines and it's having an impact on employees, customers and the company's bottom line.
Thousands of travelers are scrambling to rebook flights after severe storms caused massive delays and cancellations.
Travelers headed back home after Thanksgiving are stuck at the airport Sunday due to the winter storm barreling through the Midwest.
Fort Worth-based American says in a statement the airline "experienced a brief connectivity issue" with one of its data centers and that all operations were returning to normal.
United Airlines says all of its domestic flights are grounded on Sunday because of a computer problem.
Flight cancelations due to snow are continuing to cause problems for some Frontier Airlines passengers.
A dense morning fog has settled over much of North Texas and is slowing the commute for motorists while also delaying some flights.
Dallas Love Field returned to normal operations Sunday after a power outage was planned to install equipment.
Delta's issues come three weeks after Dallas-based Southwest Airlines had a similar outage.
Pilots' union leaders are asking Southwest to replace CEO Gary Kelly because of the technology outage that caused the airline to cancel or delay thousands of flights in July.
Following a technical glitch that caused a system-wide outage Wednesday, Southwest Airlines updated the public on its status Saturday by saying "things are getting better."
