Epoch Times writes that Thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed around the world over the weekend amid a litany of reported issues.
Overall on Saturday, more than 2,400 flights were canceled and 9,100 were delayed worldwide, FlightAware data shows. Sunday saw about 7,000 flight delays and 2,235 cancelations.
Spring Airlines and China Eastern saw the most with 365 and 663 cancellations, respectively, Sunday’s data shows.
On Saturday, a spokesperson told local media that some 700 JetBlue flights were canceled to and from Boston due to severe weather, and technical problems. On Sunday, more than 140 flights were canceled and 260 were delayed, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.
A spokesman said, “Despite hiring more than 3,000 new crewmembers already this year, like many businesses, we remain staffing constrained and these disruptions exacerbate an already challenging staffing situationJetBlue, meanwhile, is going to make a small schedule adjustment through the rest of the month,” the statement added. “We sincerely apologize to our customers for these disruptions, and we are working to cancel flights in advance whenever possible so they have time to adjust their plans and do not need to show up to the airport.”
On Saturday, more than 115 Spirit Airlines flights were canceled, according to FlightAware data. Spirit Airlines saw about 106 of its U.S. flights canceled Sunday and more delayed, FlightAware’s website shows.
Alaska Airlines reported about 42 cancelations on Sunday and more on Friday and Saturday, the data shows.
In a statement, the airline pinned the cancelations and delays on a shortage of pilots amid heated talks between Alaska Airlines and its pilot union.
“The primary driver for cancellations is the shortage of pilots available to fly versus what was planned when we built our April schedule in January,” a company spokesperson told the Seattle Times. “Across the…