United Airlines has officially announced that they expect up to 60 flights to be cancelled today due to the temporary grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX 9.
The FAA announced in the last hour or so that up to 171 units of the type being operated in the U.S will need to be temporarily grounded for inspections following the Alaska Airlines incident last night.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
United Airlines Cancels 60 Flights Due to 737 MAX 9 Grounding…
In a statement, a spokesperson said the following on this:
“United has temporarily suspended service on select Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft to conduct an inspection required by the FAA. We are working directly with impacted customers to find them alternative travel options.”
United has 79 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, including about 33 that have already received the necessary inspection that is required by the FAA.
Removing certain MAX 9 aircraft…