Southwest Airlines cancels more than 1,000 flights as disruptions the airline blames on air traffic control issues and bad weather affect the travel plans of thousands of customers.
A Southwest Airlines plane remains at the gate at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on May 25, 2021.Leslie Josephs, CNBC
The Federal Aviation Administration, which oversees air traffic, didn’t immediately comment. Southwest apologized to travelers for long customer service waits. The Dallas-based airline canceled 808 flights on Saturday, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware. American Airlines, which operates a large hub in Miami, in comparison, canceled 63 mainline flights, or two percent of its operation and Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Spirit Airlines canceled 32 flights, four percent of its schedule.after the summer to avoid further disruptions.
The disparity between Southwest’s operation and other airlines fueled speculation on social media that employees were calling out sick.
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