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Pilot shortage prompts rare flight cancellations at Delta over Thanksgiving break

Editor CNBC November 27, 2020

 

Passengers check bags for a Delta Air Lines, Inc. flight during the Covid-19 pandemic at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, November 18, 2020.

Patrick Fallon | AFP | Getty Images

Delta Air Lines canceled hundreds of flights over the Thanksgiving break as it grappled with staffing shortages during the busiest travel week since the coronavirus pandemic began.

While demand remains less than half of last year’s levels because of the pandemic Transportation Security Administration airport screenings rose above 1 million on Sunday and Wednesday, the highest in more than eight months.

On Thursday, Delta canceled about 300 flights, roughly 20% of its schedule and around 160 flights, or around 9% of Friday’s schedule.

“A number of factors have pressured our ability to timely staff several dozen scheduled flights,” Delta said in a statement. “We apologize to our customers …continued .
[Source: CNBC News]

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