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Thousands Of American Airlines Holiday Flights Don't Have Pilots
American Airlines
November 29, 2017
Holiday traveling is already pretty stressful, but American Airlines just made it even harder for itself.
According to the Allied Pilots Association, the company's pilots aren't assigned to thousands of flights in late December. This is because "a failure within the pilot schedule bidding system" showed the airline had enough staffing for some planned flights. But it didn't.
The pilot's union told Reuters it estimates 15,000 flights from Dec. 17-31 were affected. Airports affected include Dallas-Fort Worth International, the airline's largest hub, as well as airports in Boston, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City and Charlotte, North Carolina.
To avoid mass cancellations, American Airlines is paying reserve pilots 150 percent of their hourly pay to fill the scheduling gaps.
Despite the goof, an expert told Dallas News that American could scrape by. Going forward, the airline also made changes to its system to prevent future issues.
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