Here's a live look at LAX ahead of the height of the holiday travel rush.
About 6,500 flights were delayed and about 1,900 canceled on the East Coast Tuesday. United Airlines, with a major hub in Newark, New Jersey, canceled about 500 flights or 18% of its schedule, and JetBlue canceled 16% of its flights, according to FlightAware.that raked the Northeast on Tuesday. At various times, the Federal Aviation Administration held up flights bound for LaGuardia Airport in New York and Reagan Washington National and Baltimore-Washington airports near the nation’s capital.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, whose department includes the FAA, has been beating up on the airlines for more than a year. He has accused them of failing to live up to reasonable standards of customer service and suggested that they are scheduling more flights than they can handle.United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby blamed a shortage of federal air traffic controllers for massive disruptions last weekend at its Newark hub.
“We estimate that over 150,000 customers on United alone were impacted this weekend because of FAA staffing issues and their ability to manage traffic,” Kirby wrote in a memo to employees Tuesday night. United could be contributing to its struggles. The Association of Flight Attendants, which represents the airline’s cabin crews, said it complained about wait times of more than three hours for workers who called a crew scheduling center that had “limited telephone lines and personnel.” The union told flight attendants near the end of their shifts to tell supervisors and find a hotel room.
The FAA has admitted that it is understaffed at key facilities including one in the New York City region. It is training about 3,000 new air traffic controllers, but most of them won't be ready anytime soon. Last week, the Transportation Department's inspector general said in a report that the FAA has made only “limited efforts” to adequately staff critical air traffic control centers and lacks a plan to tackle the problem.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
LAX travelers facing dozens of flight delays, cancellationsIt's the season of summer travel and summer storms.
Baca lebih lajut »
LAX sees hundreds of flight delays, cancellations as severe storms slam East CoastIt's the season of summer travel and summer storms.
Baca lebih lajut »
In Utah, ‘inadequate’ long-term care facilities see lax oversight, Disability Law Center reportsState agencies tasked with regulating long-term care facilities that are supposed to provide for some of Utah’s most vulnerable patients are failing, a new report from the Disability Law Center argues.
Baca lebih lajut »
Here’s 7 things Dallas travelers should know about taking a trip this summerHere’s 6 things Dallas travelers should know about taking a trip this summer
Baca lebih lajut »
Rory McIlroy rips TPC River Highlands as 'obsolete' course after Travelers Championship's low scoresPGA Tour star Rory McIlroy shot 18-under at the Travelers Championship this past week, yet he was still five shots behind winner Keegan Bradley. He believes the course was too easy.
Baca lebih lajut »
Travelers spend night at Newark Airport while delays, cancelations stretch into another dayDeveloping: Lines have already started growing at Newark Airport, where more than 250 flights are canceled for the day. Get the latest updates and check your flight status.
Baca lebih lajut »