![]() Other southern states experienced severe weather this week. Flooding was also possible in some areas. Parts of Florida were expected to see strong to severe storms Saturday evening. Please contact the airlines for details about current flight schedules," the spokesperson added. "Some airlines continue to experience scheduling challenges due to aircraft and crews being out of place. "Flight delays and cancellations occurred for a few hours Friday afternoon due to widespread severe weather, military training and limited staffing in one area of the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center." "No FAA air traffic staffing shortages have been reported since Friday," an FAA spokesperson told FOX Business in a statement on Sunday. "SWAPA is aware of operational difficulties affecting Southwest Airlines today due to a number of issues, but we can say with confidence that our pilots are not participating in any official or unofficial job actions," it said.Īccording to FOX Business, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson said that the air-traffic control issues ended on Friday. ![]() In a statement Saturday, the airline’s pilot union, Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, said that’s not the case. That’s because, for example, a Southwest flight departing Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for the airline’s home base of Dallas may make multiple stops along the way.īut Harteveldt says the most troubling reason is the likelihood that some pilots who oppose Southwest’s decision to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations are participating in an illegal job action where they call in sick or are engaging in a "work slowdown." He also noted that Southwest operates what’s known as a point-to-point route network, and when a delay occurs, it "cascades" along the remaining flight segments. ![]() Harteveldt, president and travel industry analyst at The Atmosphere Research Group, based in San Francisco, points to other causes for the cancellations.įirst, he says Southwest has scheduled more flights than it can handle, a problem that started in June.
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