Shortages of pilots, flight attendants and gate agents threaten to unravel fall and winter travel plans in the U.S., after a turbulent summer, airline unions say.
in the U.S., after a turbulent summer, airline unions say. There's been a surge in fliers, according to the aviation industry, since COVID-19 concerns continue to subside.Dennis Tajer, an American Airlines pilot and spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, says recruitment failures and pandemic-era furloughs have hamstrung airlines.
This month, pilots picketed at airports across the country, threatening to strike if airlines don't approve better contracts for them and fix operational issues that have led to delays and cancellations."Staffing is at its lowest level across the board," says Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants.JetBlue is among the airlines that faced backlash earlier this year after cancelling hundreds of flights because of staffing shortages.
"We created this kind of dynamic where the system couldn't handle the number of flights," Hayes says.
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