One key part of a Disney trip is air travel!
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Usually, finding a flight to Orlando is fairly doable, but recently, widespread flight cancellations and shortages have made air travel a challenge. Today, we’ve got an update about the recent American Airlines flight shortage.
CNN reported that 634 American Airlines flights were canceled on October 31st, 2021 due to staffing shortages and weather-related issues. This means that American Airlines has now canceled about 1,500 flights in the last three days. There were also a significant amount of flights being delayed.
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In response to these shortages and cancellations, American Airlines will increase hiring leading into the holiday season and 1,800 flight attendants will be coming back from leave on November 1st, with more employees returning throughout November.
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Southwest faced a similar shortage earlier in October, with over 2,000 flights being canceled as well as widespread delays across the country.
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We’ll keep you updated on the latest travel developments, so stay tuned here for more.
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