Airlines were blaming bad Florida weather during spring break for many of their problems.
It noted major disruptions at several Florida airports, including in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa and Orlando, as well as Baltimore, New York and other airports around the country. JetBlue, Southwest, Alaska Airlines, Frontier, Spirit and American Airlines were most affected, according to FlightAware, with JetBlue and Spirit canceling one-third of Sunday's scheduled flights. Local news reported storms in Florida on Saturday.
"Severe weather in the Southeast and multiple air traffic control delay programs have created significant impacts on the industry," a JetBlue spokesperson said in an email."Today's cancellations will help us reset our operation and safely move our crews and aircraft back into position." Southwest Airlines also cited"weather and airspace congestion" Saturday in Florida, as well as a"technology issue." It canceled about 1,000 flights over the weekend but said that as of 1 p.m. Eastern, it had no more cancellations on Sunday.Alaska Airlines seemed to be dealing with a separate issue. The airline said Sunday that weekend flight cancellations that began Friday had affected more than 37,000 customers and further cancellations were possible.
"Alaska Airlines failed to properly plan for increased travel demand and take the steps necessary to ensure it attracted and retained pilots," the pilots union said in a Friday press release. As of 4:30 a.m. EDT Monday, the carrier had canceled 36 of its flights for the day, which amounted to 4%, according to FlightAware..
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