FLIGHTMARE: Airlines cancel, delay hundreds of flights heading into the holiday weekend
However, over the past week, thousands of flights have been disrupted even after carriers cut 15% of the flights they planned for over the peak summer months, June through August, to make the remaining flights more reliable, according to Airlines for America CEO Nicholas Calio.
They have also "accelerated robust hiring and training programs in all areas" and "increased pay for many positions," Calio said in a letter toStill, airlines delayed over 5,700 flights on Wednesday, followed by another 5,175 on Thursday, according to FlightAware. On Tuesday, there were over 4,500 delays and several hundred cancelations, according to the data. With so much disruption, public officials are now calling for a change in the industry.
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