Why airline delays and cancellations are so bad: It's not just the weather | CNN Business

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Hundreds of thousands of US airline customers were stranded this week as severe weather grounded planes and led to canceled flights. But storms were only one factor behind the travel nightmare. Here's why the situation is so bad.

The situation at US airports was only slightly better Wednesday. As of 8:30 am ET, FlightAware tracking service reported there were 687 flights canceled and another 1,200 delays. Storms in the Boston area caused a groundstop there, keeping planes destined for Logan Airport at the gate or parked on the tarmac at airports around the country.

” “It led to massive delays, cancellations, diversions, as well as crews and aircraft out of position,” Kirby said. “And that put everyone behind the eight ball when weather actually did hit on Sunday and was further compounded by FAA staffing shortages Sunday evening.” In the memo, Kirby was careful to say the current FAA leadership did not create the current staffing problem, but that they need to deal with them.

 

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