Yahoo Autos Airlines Are Blaming Weather For Flight Cancelations, But That's Not Entirely True
A Virgin Atlantic plane prepares for takeoff as a United Airlines plane is landing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on June 8, 2023.
America is in its third day of intense flight cancellations and delays sweeping the nation—with United Airlines being the hardest hit. While it’s true, intense storms did hit the east coast, rain and wind doesn’t explain day three of delayed or cancelled flights.
These cancelations are, in fact, quite predictable. Everyone from Airplane manufacturers, the Federal Aviation Administration and unions representing pilots and flight attendants have been ringing the alarm bells ever since airline travel began to pick up following the easing of COVID-19 lockdowns: There just aren’t enough bodies to keep planes in the air and on time.
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We reported on data from the FAA last week which details the problem:
Between January of 2019 and February of 2023, 1.6 million flights were collectively delayed 5.3 million hours. That’s over 605 years worth of delays that were primarily caused by issues within the airline’s control such as maintenance and crew problems, aircraft cleaning and baggage loading, according to the data.
