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Delta CEO Ed Bastian apologized on Thursday for the cancellation of a flight that hit many travelers' summer plans, adding that it will take some time before the turmoil subsides. ..
Due to bad weather and a shortage of staff throughout the industry, airlines have canceled more than 400 flights since Monday, but even US aviation regulators, according to the flight tracking website Flightaware.com. I am not spared.
"We apologize for any recent delays or cancellations," Bastian said in a LinkedIn post. (https://bit.ly/3a2qtLA)
"Things haven't changed overnight, but we're on the road to a steady recovery," he added.
Delta According to Bastian, who flew, 96% of departures scheduled for June are due to airlines working to speed up employment. The company has hired 15,000 new hires since the beginning of 2021.
Bastian says the company continues to improve air traffic management with the Federal Aviation Authority.
"This is the environment we are navigating today. It's not what you've faced before, "said Bastian.
Continued staff shortages, reduced flights, fast-growing busy July 4 holiday weekends and summer travel season Demand has cast a shadow over the whole.
Analysts and some industry executives have seen no significant improvement in the situation until fall, when travel demand tends to slow.
Delta's share fell by about 1.8% in the afternoon trading (reported by Neis Gomez of Bengalur); edited by Shailesh Kuber)
