{"id":25604,"date":"2022-08-12T11:44:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T06:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=25604"},"modified":"2022-08-12T12:05:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T06:35:29","slug":"american-airlines-cancels-more-than-100-flights-due-to-unexpected-storms-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/12\/american-airlines-cancels-more-than-100-flights-due-to-unexpected-storms-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines cancels more than 100 flights due to unexpected storms | EXCLUSIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport saw severe thunderstorms on Wednesday, which resulted in 100 American Airlines flight diversions and hundreds of cancellations<\/strong> that continued into Thursday’s schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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American Airlines aircraft. (AP Photo\/Jenny Kane)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to flight tracking website FlightAware, more than 300 American Airlines flights,<\/em> or 9% of its schedule had been canceled by lunchtime on Thursday. By 12:00 ET, a total of around 650 domestic flights had been canceled<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

American canceled over 370 flights on Wednesday<\/strong>. According to data from FlightAware<\/strong>, more than 1,200 flights within the United States were canceled on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main hub of American Airlines is DFW airport.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to FlightAware, the Dallas-based Southwest Airlines recorded roughly 250 cancellations on Wednesday. As of noon ET on Thursday, Southwest had canceled around 100 flights.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second series of storms caught off unprepared<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The airline made preparations for thunderstorms that were predicted for Wednesday afternoon south of the airport, according to American’s Chief Operating Officer David Seymour. But an unexpected second wave arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Then, north of the airport, those storms regenerated and produced a completely unexpected line of storms. For three hours, this unforeseen storm activity delayed all arrivals at DFW “, <\/em><\/strong>Seymour stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, American Airlines proactively canceled all remaining flights into and out of DFW after 100 of its aircraft were diverted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The second-longest streak without measurable rain at DFW Airport was 67 days; such weather can seriously disrupt our business. In addition to being the worst storm DFW has experienced this summer, there was no warning that it was coming “<\/em>said Seymour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He acknowledged the efforts made by the American Airlines team to recover from the weather delay and said that cancellations had a “big impact<\/em><\/strong>” on our customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the memo to staff, Seymour stated that canceling planes was a last resort. However, doing so ahead of time, even with a short window, gives clients the best opportunity to change their arrangements and prevent last-minute problems at the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DFW Airport<\/strong> announced on Thursday that regular operations have resumed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Airlines faces a season of headaches from flying<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The harsh summer weather has made it more difficult to staff airports and airlines, which has added to additional operational issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to the pandemic’s resurgent demand, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been attempting to resolve the interruptions to air travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delays and cancellations plagued this past weekend, with Friday recording the highest number of cancellations since mid-June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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American Airlines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In an interview on Wednesday, Buttigieg claimed that the aviation industry is “extremely brittle.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Secretary of Transportation asked the public to comment on the rule and to file complaints when airlines are unresponsive after the Department of Transportation last week proposed a rule that would strengthen protections for travelers seeking refunds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to enhancing pandemic-related consumer protection, the proposed rule would more precisely define situations in which flights are considerably altered or canceled in order to give a clearer path to reimbursements.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US Airlines reduced 34,000 flights planned for November 22 | Exclusive<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAA Receives nearly 58,000 applicants for 1,500 air traffic control(ATC) job (aviationa2z.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join our telegram group for the latest Aviation Updates:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stay tuned…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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