Summertime is supposed to be joyful for travelers heading to vacation destinations—and airlines, too, because that’s when they typically rake in cash by the barrel. But 2022 has ushered in a summer of discontent for passengers and airlines worldwide, as airlines’ plans for rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic travel slump have hit one logjam after…
Global Air Travel Logjam Stumps Airlines, Disrupts Countless Summer Travel Plans
July 28, 2022
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Over 40K Homebuyers in China Refuse to Pay Mortgage; Big Banks Report Earnings | NTD Business
Tens of thousands of Chinese homebuyers have stopped paying their mortgages. Why? How does it impact China’s property sector? More big banks reporting earnings today. What do they tell us about the economy, and about the future? Travel chaos at airports leading to another problem: a lot of lost bags. We have tips on how to keep…
Biden Administration Probing Airlines Over Passenger Complaints Amid Chronic Delays, Cancellations
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on July 10 that the Biden administration has completed a string of investigations into several airlines over the alleged failure of the airlines to issue passenger refunds amid a rise in flight delays and cancellations. Buttigieg told Fox Business that while there was some improvement in the number of cancellations and delays…
Flown Over: The Impact of Airlines Cutting Service to Flyover Country
Commentary SWANTON, Ohio—Twenty years ago, the Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport here in western Lucas County was abuzz with commuter traffic. The planes flying in and out were bigger, the fares were more competitive, and there was a multitude of options to choose from at this Midwest port city, located on the western tip…
Canadian Airlines, Airports Top Global List of Delays Over the Weekend
Canadian airlines and airports claimed top spots in flight delays over the July long weekend, notching more than nearly any other around the world. Air Canada ranked No. 1 in delays on Saturday and Sunday as two-thirds of its flights—717 trips in total—landed late, according to tracking service FlightAware. At 67 percent on Sunday, it…
Airlines Cancel, Delay Hundreds of Flights Ahead of Fourth of July Weekend
Airlines have already canceled and delayed well over 1,000 flights as of Friday ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend. More than 3,200 U.S. flights have been delayed and another 349 have been canceled as of Friday at 3 p.m. ET, according to tracking website FlightAware’s latest update. The cancelations come at a time…
Airlines Cancel Nearly 700 US Flights as Labor Crunch Weighs
Airlines canceled nearly 700 flights in the United States early Monday, as they struggled to keep up with a surge in summer travel demand due to a shortage of staff ranging from pilots to crew members. Total flight cancellations within, into, or out of the United States as of 6.07 am ET were 669, as…
US Complaints Against Airlines Soar as On-time Arrivals Fall
WASHINGTON—U.S. consumers lodged more than quadruple the number of complaints against U.S. airlines in April compared with pre-pandemic levels as on-time arrivals fell, according to a report Thursday. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced on Thursday that it received 5,079 complaints about airline service in April, up more than 320 percent over the 1,205…
Transportation Secretary Warns US May Act Against Airlines Over Cancellations
June 19, 2022
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said that the federal government may take action against airlines on consumers’ behalf amid numerous flight cancellations in recent weeks, including more than 2,000 that were canceled on Saturday and Sunday morning. “That is happening to a lot of people, and that is exactly why we are paying close attention here…
Airlines Cancel Thousands of Flights Scheduled for Summer Travel Season
Major airlines are canceling thousands of flights scheduled for the busy summer travel season, attributing the cancellations to a lack of pilots resultant from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. Leading the trend is Southwest Airlines, which has canceled over 20,000 flights this season. Delta Airlines already cut over 700 flights during the busy…
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