Originally Published: 10 OCT 21 15:45 ET
Updated: 10 OCT 21 16:04 ET
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business
(CNN) — The long weekend got a bit longer for Southwest customers after the airline canceled more than 1,000 flights on Sunday. That’s roughly 27% of its daily operations. It’s the second day of mass cancellations by the world’s largest low-cost carrier.
The company blamed the cancellations on air traffic control problems and limited staffing in Florida as well as bad weather. Southwest did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday.
In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said there have been no air traffic related cancellations since Friday. The agency said that airlines are experiencing delays because of 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,” the FAA said.
However, other airlines did not appear to be as severely impacted by these issues. On Sunday, American Airlines canceled 2% of its flights and low-budget Spirit Airlines also canceled 2%, according to FlightAware.
It’s a busy travel weekend as Monday is a federal holiday. Southwest canceled 808 flights on Saturday, stranding thousands of passengers across the country.
Marye Cory was set to fly from Oklahoma City to Orlando Sunday morning for a cruise. At 3 AM she saw her flight had been canceled and spent more than eight hours on the phone with customer service.
Cory said she has spent more than $400 and used 20,000 credit card points on a United flight that will depart the morning of her cruise. She also lost money on a booked AirBnb in Orlando and had to rearrange…