The Airline Weekly Lounge Podcast

Cancellations Mar Airlines’ Holidays

Madhu Unnikrishnan

It should have been a great holiday season for the U.S. industry, with bookings approaching 2019 levels, but a combination of Omicron-related crew shortages and terrible weather forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights. Edward Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan dig into what happened and discuss the FAA’s spat with the Commerce Department over 5G networks.

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Photo Credit: Alaska Airlines ticket counter at Washington Reagan National Airport in September 2021. - Edward Russell / Airline Weekly
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