The Dallas-Fort Worth area - home to American’s headquarters and biggest hub - was buffeted by severe thunderstorms on Sunday, when powerful winds and hail moved through and caused numerous flights to divert or otherwise be delayed or canceled.Ī spokesperson for the airline cited Sunday’s storms, as well as related air traffic control delays, several ramp closures at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (DFW) on Sunday, and a ground stop at DFW on Monday as the airline worked to get back on track following the storms.Ī source at American confirmed to TPG that the disruptions stemmed from weather events, and said that the airline was working to get back to normal following the disruptions.
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Weather appeared to be the main driver of American’s difficulties, despite issues with staffing flights earlier this summer.
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Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly Aviation newsletter!Ī whopping 35% of Spirit’s flights - 269 - had been canceled as of early Monday afternoon, while another 126, or 16% of the airline’s planned schedule, were delayed. ET, while another 533, or 18%, were showing as delayed, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware. Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed in the United States on Monday as a range of issues appeared to impact two major carriers, American Airlines and Spirit Airlines.Īt American, about 13% of the carrier’s scheduled flights - 387 total - had been canceled as of 3 p.m.
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