Airline travel on holiday weekends can be stressful under the best of circumstances, let alone amid an ongoing pilot shortage that has major carriers canceling flights seemingly with no rhyme or reason.
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While United Airlines has finally reached an agreement with its employee union that could lead to fewer canceled flights, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and other domestic carriers are still working toward resolutions.
Over Memorial Day weekend, Delta passengers experienced the brunt of the cancelations, with the airline nixing approximately 10% of its scheduled operations by 11:30 a.m. EST on Sunday, May 29. Orlando Spectrum News 13 reported:
Delta Air Lines cancelled the most flights among major U.S. airlines, with more than 250 flights, or 9% of its operations, eliminated Saturday. More than 140 Delta flights were canceled by mid-day Sunday, according to FlightAware.
Saturday’s cancellations were due to bad weather and “air traffic control actions,” Atlanta-based Delta said in an email to The Associated Press, noting it’s trying to cancel flights at least 24 hours in advance of the Memorial Day weekend.
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These flight cancelations left thousands of travelers — including Disney Parks fans flying in and out of Orlando International Airport (MCO), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and John Wayne Airport (SNA) — trying to figure out how to rebook their flights and get home in a timely fashion.
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Delta’s social media representative, Daisy, had enough of the complaints that were seemingly coming in, ultimately posting:
Can you calm down and allow me some time to work please??
The now-viral Tweet was in response to a stranded…