Flight 252 has been cancelled! United Airlines CEO apologizes for nearly 7000 delayed private flights
On July 1st local time, the first day of the Independence Day holiday in the United States, approximately 6999 flights were delayed and 252 flights were cancelled, with United Airlines being one of the most severely affected airlines.
According to flight tracking website data, during the three days from June 28th to June 30th, United Airlines cancelled over 1500 flights, delayed over 4000 flights, and had a delay rate of over 45%. United Airlines CEO Kirby stated that the main reason for widespread flight delays or cancellations is a shortage of personnel from the Federal Aviation Administration and Air Traffic Control Center, as well as a lack of employee experience. Regarding the accusations made by United Airlines, US Transportation Secretary Boutiger stated that he agrees that air traffic control requires more resources, and they have also planned to increase recruitment in the next two years. However, he believes that United Airlines also has some of its own issues that need to be addressed.
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According to US media reports, United Airlines CEO Kirby departed from Taterborough Airport in New Jersey on a private plane on June 28th, flying to Colorado. Taterborough Airport is located near Newark, which is one of the main hubs of United Airlines and also the area with the most severe flight delays or cancellations in recent days. After the news spread, Kirby received a lot of criticism and later stated in a statement that taking a private plane that day was a wrong decision, and he deeply apologized for the impact on employees and passengers.
The Independence Day holiday, which starts on July 1st, is one of the peak travel times in the United States of America, with an estimated 4.17 million people traveling by plane this year, possibly reaching a historic high. However, many analyses have pointed out that due to airlines still handling flights that were previously cancelled or delayed due to bad weather, coupled with insufficient staffing, the demand for flights by the public during holidays may not be met.
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