Flight chaos heats up ahead of expected record-breaking July 4 travel
Buttigieg, pictured, said the FAA is “closely watching air travel this week.”“We’ve known that summer is going to be a stress test on the system,” he said, blaming blaming “rough” weather for causing “disruptions, delays and even cancelations.”
“FAA is continuing to work around the clock … to find solutions, get creative and make sure the system is resilient as possible,” he promised. However, United Airlines — the company that has suffered the most delays and cancelations this week — instead 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 Monday.
Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, where American and Southwest are based, took the airlines’ side inIf you’re sitting on a tarmac at JFK, LaGuardia or Newark, you can thank politicians and special interests … for putting parochial interests ahead of the efficiency of our nation’s airspace,” he wrote.“The reality is DOT has known since March it doesn’t have the controllers to handle air traffic in the Northeast. The blame game doesn’t work when you’ve admitted fault at the beginning.
“My flight has been canceled like five times now. I slept at the airport two nights, I booked two hotels, I spent over $700 since I’ve been here and they said they’re not going to reimburse me because it’s weather-related,” she said. “
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