American Airlines cancels 1200 flights

[El Paisano]

News reports that American Airlines has canceled 1200 flights this weekend, citing "weather causing staff shortages"....really?

[Artos]

Another mass airline company sick / protest day...

[Bucknaked]

Shortage of pilots because of the Vid19 jab maybe?

[ElfEyes]

It's not the weather. It's whether or not.....they get vaccinated most likely

[Spiderpig1776]

I have a friend who flys for them said it’s due to vac mandated by the company and most pilots have refused

[flywise]

Always nice to see push back on stupidity

[150class]

If they blame weather or air traffic control than they do not have to technically refund any of the tickets. Essentially they are abusing a loophole.

That is at least what my air traffic controller neighbor says.

[Bisch]

If they blame weather or air traffic control than they do not have to technically refund any of the tickets. Essentially they are abusing a loophole.

That is at least what my air traffic controller neighbor says.

If this is true, it’s not a loophole. It’s theft or fraud!!!!!!

Bisch


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[150class]

If this is true, it’s not a loophole. It’s theft or fraud!!!!!!

Bisch


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Poor phrasing on my end as I 100% agree.

[ctom87]

The wind on Wednesday and Thursday in dfw caused a lot of issues with staffing flights. When a crew is stuck somewhere one day, they can't be at the next airport the next day. I am sure this played an integral part of cancelations.

Of the top 10 cities with the most cancelations, 5 of the top 10 globally are all hubs for AA. https://flightaware.com/live/cancelled/

[El Paisano]

Looks like weather would affect all of the airlines more or less equally.

[ctom87]

Not necessarily. Take the wind Wednesday and Thursday for example at DFW. 88% of all flights at DFW are AA, and all the other carriers both domestic and international make up the other 12%. So this is going to affect AA much more significantly.

[kae006]

If this is true, it’s not a loophole. It’s theft or fraud!!!!!!

Bisch


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Poor phrasing on my end as I 100% agree.

Would be more credible if they were actually refusing refunds on the canceled flights, I'd bet money that they're not.

Staff shortage is definitely plausible seeing as it's Halloween.

[sharpstick35]

all of the employees are saying "lets go Brandon"

[Traildust]

#fjb