Due to lack of staff, an airline canceled nearly 2,200 flights in 4 days
Due to lack of staff, an airline canceled nearly 2,200 flights in 4 days
According to China Daily, on Monday, local time, American Airlines cancelled another 380 flights. In 4 days, it has cancelled nearly 2,200 flights, affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers. Recently, U.S. travel demand has increased, but airlines generally face manpower shortages.
Three weeks ago, Southwest Airlines cancelled more than 2,000 flights due to air traffic control, severe weather, and personnel shortages, with losses of 75 million U.S. dollars. Southwest Airlines stated that they are actively recruiting and strive to add 5,000 new employees by the end of the year.
American Airlines expects to recruit 4,000 new employees in the fourth quarter to ease the shortage of personnel. At present, the problem of the interruption of airline operations continues
