Транспортная деградация
Из разных регионов США сообщается о полном хаосе в воздушном пассажирском транспорте, более 10 тысяч рейсов отменено или надолго задержано за выходные.
Spring break travel mess: Airlines cancel, delay 12,000 weekend flights
It's been a rough weekend for airline passengers.
Airlines canceled and delayed more than 10,000 Saturday and Sunday flights because of storms in Florida and a technology issue at Southwest Airlines, stranding travelers across the country and creating long wait times to reach airline customer service. More than 3,400 flights have been canceled and 8,800 flights delayed this weekend as of 3:15 p.m. ET Sunday, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
The flight woes come during the busy spring break travel season and at a time when travel is surging because of pent-up demand from the pandemic...
Budget airline Spirit, which has its headquarters and largest hub in Fort Lauderdale, has had the highest percentage of weekend cancellations. The airline canceled 27% of its Saturday flights and so far has canceled 27% of its Sunday flights.
JetBlue Airways canceled 25% of its Sunday flights after canceling 15% of its flights on Saturday... .
American Airlines canceled 364 Saturday flights and 211 Sunday flights...
Hundreds of flight cancellations, delays in Boston part of frustrating air travel weekend nationwide
BOSTON -
Many people trying to travel out of Logan International Airport in Boston had a frustrating weekend, as they were stuck waiting in terminals for hours for delayed or canceled flights...
In some cases, people are giving up on air travel and finding alternate options to get to their destinations. NewsCenter 5's Todd Kazakiewich spoke with four cousins from the Greater Boston area who were supposed to fly to Logan from Nashville on JetBlue, but when their flight got canceled after numerous delays, they had no choice but to rent a car and drive 17 hours back home.
Источники ссылаются, среди прочего, на штормовую погоду во Флориде. Но вот так погода выглядела на основной территории США утром 4 апреля. Кое-где облачка.
Другие причины - массовый невыход на работу летного персонала. Их достало. И ещё крупнейшие сбои в информационных системах. Видимо, специалисты тоже разбежались. Некоторым пассажирам пришлось ехать через полстраны на машинах. С нынешними ценами на бензин - то ещё удовольствие. Скоро и эта опция будет всё менее доступной.
Spring break travel mess: Airlines cancel, delay 12,000 weekend flights
It's been a rough weekend for airline passengers.
Airlines canceled and delayed more than 10,000 Saturday and Sunday flights because of storms in Florida and a technology issue at Southwest Airlines, stranding travelers across the country and creating long wait times to reach airline customer service. More than 3,400 flights have been canceled and 8,800 flights delayed this weekend as of 3:15 p.m. ET Sunday, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
The flight woes come during the busy spring break travel season and at a time when travel is surging because of pent-up demand from the pandemic...
Budget airline Spirit, which has its headquarters and largest hub in Fort Lauderdale, has had the highest percentage of weekend cancellations. The airline canceled 27% of its Saturday flights and so far has canceled 27% of its Sunday flights.
JetBlue Airways canceled 25% of its Sunday flights after canceling 15% of its flights on Saturday... .
American Airlines canceled 364 Saturday flights and 211 Sunday flights...
Hundreds of flight cancellations, delays in Boston part of frustrating air travel weekend nationwide
BOSTON -
Many people trying to travel out of Logan International Airport in Boston had a frustrating weekend, as they were stuck waiting in terminals for hours for delayed or canceled flights...
In some cases, people are giving up on air travel and finding alternate options to get to their destinations. NewsCenter 5's Todd Kazakiewich spoke with four cousins from the Greater Boston area who were supposed to fly to Logan from Nashville on JetBlue, but when their flight got canceled after numerous delays, they had no choice but to rent a car and drive 17 hours back home.
Источники ссылаются, среди прочего, на штормовую погоду во Флориде. Но вот так погода выглядела на основной территории США утром 4 апреля. Кое-где облачка.
Другие причины - массовый невыход на работу летного персонала. Их достало. И ещё крупнейшие сбои в информационных системах. Видимо, специалисты тоже разбежались. Некоторым пассажирам пришлось ехать через полстраны на машинах. С нынешними ценами на бензин - то ещё удовольствие. Скоро и эта опция будет всё менее доступной.