LOS ANGELES (CNS) - American Airlines recorded at least five cancelations and 24 delays out of LAX Monday morning, following a weekend where passengers on more than 1,500 American Airlines flights—about 9% of the airline's total—faced cancelations or delays due to weather and staffing issues, officials said.
passengers on more than 1,500 American Airlines flights—about 9% of the airline's total—faced cancelations or delays due to weather and staffing issues, officials said.
The flights canceled arriving to LAX Monday morning were from Austin, Texas; Honolulu, Hawaii; Houston, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; Dallas-Fort Worth in Texas; Denver, Colorado; and El Paso, Texas. Two American Airlines flights that were scheduled to depart from LAX and canceled were bound or Seoul, South Korea and Philadelphia.
LAX saw 28 canceled American Airlines flights Sunday, Los Angeles World Airports' Frederick Badlissi told City News Service. He added that 180 other flights at LAX would be on time.
Hollywood Burbank Airport had one delayed American Airlines flight to Phoenix delayed this morning and had one canceled flight Sunday.
Long Beach Airport did not list any canceled American flights.
"This week saw two days of severe winds in DFW (Dallas Fort-Worth), with gusts of up to 50 mph on Thursday, creating crosswind limitations that sharply reduced arrival capacity by more than half," David Seymour, American's chief operating officer, wrote in a letter to team members on Saturday.
"This weather drove a large number of cancellations at DFW, as we could only use two runways instead of the usual five that handle our operation. With additional weather throughout the system, our staffing begins to run tight as crew members end up out of their regular flight sequences. To make sure we are taking care of our customers and providing scheduling certainty for our crews, we have adjusted our operation for the last few days this month by proactively canceling some flights.
Seymour went on to say that the airline was canceling the flights to "minimize inconvenience" and that many of the impacted customers were being rebooked the same day as their canceled flight.
"The good news moving forward is that we continue to staff up across our entire operation and we will see more of our team returning in the coming months," Seymour continued.
According to the letter sent to staff, nearly 1,800 flight attendants were set to return from leave beginning on Monday, Nov. 1. The remainder coming back by Dec. 1.
In addition, Seymour said more than 600 new-hire flight attendants will also be available beginning in December and with hiring underway, the airline expects some "4,000 new team members joining us across the system in the fourth quarter."
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