Flight cancellations start Memorial Day weekend
The airline blamed Saturday’s cancellations on bad weather and “flight control actions”[ads1]; on Friday, saying it was trying to cancel flights at least 24 hours in advance.
United canceled 23 flights and JetBlue canceled 10 Saturdays, approximately 1% of the airlines’ operations
On Thursday, Delta announced that it is reducing its summer aircraft ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. From July 1 to August 7, the airline said, it would cut about 100 daily flights, mainly in the United States and Latin America.
“More than ever in our history, the various factors that currently affect our operations – weather and air traffic control, supplier staffing, increased covid case numbers that contribute to higher than planned unplanned absences in some work groups – result in an operation that is not consistent up to the standards Delta has set for the industry in recent years, “said Chief Customer Experience Officer Allison Ausband in an online post.
Airlines also cancel almost 250 flights in advance on Monday. Join the ax 82 so far.
Delta said it expected around 2.5 million customers to fly over the holiday weekend – up 25% from last year. AAA estimated that 3 million Americans would travel by plane over Memorial Day weekend.
Separately, JetBlue said it would cut 8% to 10% of its summer schedule. “Alaska Airlines reduced its schedule by about 2% through June to match” pilot capacity. “
– CNN’s Marnie Hunter contributed to this report.
