Others were less concerned about the cause of the cancellations, than frustrated about an apparent lack of communication from the airline. hard to be today with late flight cancelled'. 'Don't lie about weather and cancellations. 'Disappointed in southwest,' another wrote. 'At least admit it was due to selfish pilots.' 'Thanks for ruining our week with our grandkids. 'This has nothing to do with weather,' said one Twitter user. Passengers took to Twitter to speculate over the vaccine lawsuit after rivals axed far fewer flights American Airlines cancelled 63 flights Sunday, while United cancelled nine trips. 'A contact at FFAA confirmed they did have some staffing issues at JAX center last Friday, however, those staffing issued were due to the following: Normal approved leave (and) controllers who received either their first or second dose of the vaccine and by policy are required to stay home for 48 hours to self monitor for side effects. In a letter, obtained by ActionNewsJax, he said: 'A rumor is circulating in traditional and social, media outlets stating JAX Center was closed due to an organized walkout late Friday by controllers in response to the FAA's mandate that all employees get vaccinated for COVID. He claimed that many controllers had been getting their first or second COVID-19 vaccinations, which required them to take two days off to recover - leaving JAX air control short staffed. On Sunday, Jacksonville Aviation Authority COO Tony Cugno refuted the rumor in a letter to the Board of Directors, and said that the delays were in fact due to staffing issues at the Jacksonville International Airport (JAX). Long lines due to Southwest Airlines flight cancellations over the weekend Meanwhile, Southwest blamed a combination of inclement weather and staffing shortages at Jacksonville Air Traffic Control Center in Florida for the disruption. The president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association told News4Jax that the delays were due to staffing and a 'poorly run operation.'
The Dallas-based carrier cancelled more than 1,000 flights on Sunday and 808 on Saturday - equivalent to 27 per cent of its entire schedule for the day - over the holiday weekend.īy comparison, on Sunday, American Airlines cancelled two per cent of its flights while Spirit Airlines axed two per cent of theirs, according to FlightAware. Rumors have swirled on social and traditional media that pilots may have walked out over the mandate. The cancellations came two days after the firm's pilots' union asked a court to block a COVID vaccine mandate, sparking rumors that a pilot walk-out had been to blame for the cancellations. 'Suddenly, we're short on pilots & air traffic controllers.'Ĭruz's comments came amid speculation regarding the cause of the mass cancellations, with a pilot's union blaming a 'poorly run operation' while the airline pointed to bad weather and staff being off after getting vaccinated. Senator Ted Cruz has blamed what he called an 'illegal vaccine mandate' for mass flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines, which left thousands of passengers stranded over the weekend.Ĭruz took to Twitter on Sunday to share an article on the nearly 2,000 cancellations by the airline, writing: 'Joe Biden's illegal mask mandate at work! He claimed that many controllers had been getting their first or second COVID-19 vaccinations, which required them to take two days off to recover - leaving JAX air control short staffedīy Charlotte Mitchell and Michelle Thompson For Dailymail.Com.On Sunday, Jacksonville Aviation Authority COO Tony Cugno refuted the rumor in a letter, saying that the delays were in fact due to staffing issues at the Jacksonville International Airport.Rumors have swirled on social and traditional media that pilots may have walked out over the mandate.Cancellations came two days after the firm's pilots' union asked a court to block a COVID vaccine mandate, sparking rumors that a pilot walk-out had been to blame for the cancellations.President of Southwest Airlines Pilots Association said delays were due to staffing and a 'poorly run operation'.The Dallas-based airline said air traffic control staff shortages and poor weather lead to the nixed flights.Southwest Airlines cancelled more than 1,000 flights Sunday, and 808 Saturday, leaving passengers stranded.Senator Ted Cruz took to Twitter to blame President Joe Biden for mass cancellations of flights over weekend.Ted Cruz blames 'illegal vaccine mandate' after Southwest cancelled almost 2,000 flights over the weekend leaving thousands of passengers stranded: Airline blames weather and air traffic control issues
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