Airline Weekly Lounge

Cancellations Mar Airlines’ Holidays

Jan 6, 2022 · 20 min · Episode 209
0:00-20:26

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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.