The Fort Worth-based carrier's CEO is offering pilots a substantial pay boost. Meanwhile, the flight attendants’ union staged an informational picket Tuesday at several airports.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was at DFW Thursday for the ground-breaking of the airport's southeast end-around taxiway. Once complete in 2025, the southeast end-around will reduce the need for aircraft to cross two active runways.
The Dallas-based carrier is announcing a three-part plan to prevent another debacle like the one last Christmas that led to the cancelation of some 17,000 flights, leaving passengers and their luggage stranded at airports across the country.
The NOTAM system broke down late Tuesday and was not fixed until midmorning Wednesday, leading to more than 1,200 flight cancellations and more than 8,500 delays by early afternoon on the East Coast, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.
On Friday, 100 flights on average were delayed and 50 were canceled. Author: Colleen Sikora Updated: 5:30 PM MST July 2, 2021
PHOENIX In anticipation of the 4th of July travel, AAA is estimating 3.5 million people are planning to fly.
People flying out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and other airports across the nation are encountering delays and cancellations.
More people are traveling than expected
Those in the airline industry said that travel has picked back up quickly as COVID-19 vaccinations have rolled out.
“Travel has come back faster than anticipated,” Brent Bowen, founder of National Airline Quality Rating said.
Bowen said that as travel picks up, airlines have to work to keep up but many have struggled with having enough staff.