Articles tagged “flight cancellations”

Airlines

Airports Cautiously Confident for a Smoother Summer

A summer sans crisis in 2023 would be an enormous relief for airports that saw a large number of delays and cancellations last year. But they can't get complacent at all during their preparations with passenger demand expected to hit pre-Covid levels on many routes this year.

Allison Lampert and Joanna Plucinska, Reuters | 1 month ago

Airports Cautiously Confident for a Smoother Summer

Airlines

Flight Cancellations Across 7 German Airports to Impact 300,000 Passengers

Wage disputes left unresolved now could spell a chaotic summer for travelers, with a 24-hour strike to ground German air travel a strong indicator of the possible disruption.

Klaus Lauer and Lisa Jucca, Reuters | 1 month ago

Flight Cancellations Across 7 German Airports to Impact 300,000 Passengers

Airlines

U.S. Senate Demands Southwest Explain Holiday Meltdown

By being under intense public scrutiny by the U.S. Senate and the Transportation Department, Southwest's estimate of a quarterly profit hit of $825 million from the meltdown now seems low.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 2 months ago

U.S. Senate Demands Southwest Explain Holiday Meltdown

Travel Technology

Mass Flight Cancellations From Old Tech Are More Common Than You Think

Old tech is a big part of mass flight cancellations. Maybe Southwest's extreme episode and Wednesday's tech issue of this are a wake-up call across aviation.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Mass Flight Cancellations From Old Tech Are More Common Than You Think

Airline Weekly

U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Seeks Root Cause of Issue That Halted 10,000 Flights

Secretary Buttigieg took full responsibility Wednesday for the outage in a key pilot safety communications system.

2 months ago
U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Seeks Root Cause of Issue That Halted 10,000 Flights

Airlines

U.S. Senate Wants to Hear From Southwest on Meltdown

Although Southwest Airlines has said flight schedules are back to normal after the massive number of flight cancellations, the company is far from being in the clear with Senate hearings poised to reveal the depths of its problems.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 3 months ago

U.S. Senate Wants to Hear From Southwest on Meltdown

Airlines

Storm Disrupts Holiday Travel, Forcing More Than 2,000 U.S. Flight Cancellations

The beleaguered airline industry — yet to fully recover from the pandemic — can't catch a break, with 2022 being the second consecutive holiday season marred by thousands of flight cancellations.

Aishwarya Nair and David Shepardson, Reuters | 3 months ago

Storm Disrupts Holiday Travel, Forcing More Than 2,000 U.S. Flight Cancellations

Tourism

Only 30 Percent of Americans Plan Holiday Travel: Is Demand Less Pent-Up?

Worries about their finances may have more Americans opting for their couches, not coach seats this holiday season. The go-go days coming out the pandemic of unbridled demand may be settling back down to reality.

Mary Ann Ha, Skift | 5 months ago

Only 30 Percent of Americans Plan Holiday Travel: Is Demand Less Pent-Up?

Airlines

U.S. to Suspend 26 Flights to China In Retaliatory Flap

The tit for tat flight cancellations between the U.S. and China have been going on throughout the pandemic. Aviation isn't immune from tensions between the two countries.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 7 months ago

U.S. to Suspend 26 Flights to China In Retaliatory Flap

Airlines

American Cancels the Most Flights of U.S. Carriers So Far This Year

Even if flight disruptions decrease in the fall, airlines will continue to be battered because the main factors behind their brutal year aren't going away soon.

Nathan Gomes and Abhijith Ganapavaram, Reuters | 7 months ago

American Cancels the Most Flights of U.S. Carriers So Far This Year