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Washington — United Airlines The US aviation system is expected to "continue to challenge after this summer," a senior executive at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday, requiring more air traffic control staff.
Travelers are already facing a tough summer as demand rises as the industry seeks to rebuild staff levels after thousands of workers have left the COVID-19 pandemic. I am.
"In reality, more flights are scheduled across the industry than the staffing system (of air traffic control) can handle," said John Reuters, Chief Operating Officer of United. Reuters said in a message to the staff that he saw.
"We expect the US aviation system to continue to be challenged after this summer until it is resolved."
Summer travel issues US Transport Secretary Pete Butigeg, who met with the airline's CEO on June 16th, told CNBC on Tuesday:
He cited the airline's decision to force many pilots into early retirement, despite the $ 54 billion COVID bailout fund, as a key factor in the flight.
Last month, US airlines cut about 15% of scheduled summer flights, but United temporarily reduced 12% of departures from Newark Hub Airport due to congestion. It has stopped.
Over the four days of the July 4 holiday weekend, 8.8 million passengers were screened at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints, surpassing 2020 and 2021. It is about 12% lower than the 2019 level.
Loitman said United outperformed its major rivals on holiday weekends, but "what to do to meet reliability and operational performance standards." There are still more. "
"Yes, weather and air traffic constraints have affected the industry as a whole, but they are building a culture of" no excuses "and there is clearly room for improvement," he adds. I did.
Last month, an industry group in the aviation industry said that Florida's major ATC centers were "understaffed and crippled for 27 of the last 30 days" on a summer trip. To avoid confusion, the FAA said it needed to have the right ATC staff. Traffic flow to the entire east coast. (Report by David Shepardson, edited by Himani Sarkar)
