The Independence Day holiday saw fewer flight cancellations compared to recent holiday weekends but a significant number of delays.
Mike Van de Ven, president and chief operating officer of Southwest Airlines, said the carriers’ efforts to better align its flight schedule with its staffing is paying off. The carrier canceled 50 flights during the four-day July Fourth holiday travel period — its lowest rate in more than five years.
“Southwest’s horrendous treatment of its ramp workers is completely unacceptable, and we believe much of it is due to poor planning by its executives,” said Randolph Barnes, president of TWU Local 555, which is in negotiations with the carrier.Airlines for America, a trade group that represents major U.S. carriers, said the industry’s efforts to improve the travel experience for its customers will continue.
Even so, she said she was pleasantly surprised at how easy her trip home to San Francisco was, even while traveling Friday on the busiest day of the holiday weekend. She had opted to fly from Paine Field, a smaller airport north of Seattle, rather than the larger Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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