The autumn and winter flight schedules of airlines are being drastically reduced.


British Airways has said it will eliminate approximately 10,000 flights, or about 8%, of its winter schedule, in yet another indication that airlines expect choppy skies to last beyond this summer.

The flag carrier airline for the United Kingdom said in a statement: "We're providing passengers traveling with us this winter notice of certain alterations to our schedule, which will involve combining some of our short-haul flights to destinations with multiple services."


According to data from Cirium, American Airlines cut nearly 31,000 flights, or about 16%, from its November schedule last week. This is a significant increase over the 19,000 flights the Texas-based carrier already canceled this summer.
This preemptive rightsizing for the fall and winter follows a summer in which air travelers faced an unparalleled amount of flight delays, with 20,000 delayed flights and a few thousand canceled every day, according to tracking data from FlightAware.
Over a third of all delays in the globe can happen on an average day in the US. For instance, at least 20% of the flights at 30 major U.S. airports were delayed on Monday.
According to Mark Baier, CEO of AviationManuals, a top supplier of aviation development manual services and safety management system software, the majority of this summer's flight cancellations may be attributed to "a perfect storm" of shortages.


The airlines themselves have claimed that the system's capacity is being stressed by continuous personnel shortages and high travel demand. The lack of pilots has been the major issue.
"The baby boomer generation, which is a sizable demographic, is approaching retirement. As a result, the business is losing many pilots who, quite frankly, received offers to leave their positions earlier than expected while flight levels were low.






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