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Coverage dated October 29, 2021 to November 1, 2021

American Airlines addresses delays and cancellations

Headline from WFAA Dallas, on the newest of 2 developments

Over 2,000 flights were canceled over the weekend and the airline cites weather and staffing as two of the main reasons.

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  1. American Airlines cancels hundreds of weekend flights

    Headline from Gazette Times ·

  2. Newest

    American Airlines addresses delays and cancellations

    Headline from WFAA Dallas ·

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    American Airlines Cancels Hundreds of Flights Due to Weather, Staffing Shortages (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    American Airlines was forced to cancel hundreds of flights over Halloween weekend, with high concentrations of flight disruptions in Dallas-Fort Worth.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    American Airlines Cancels More Than 700 Flights, Citing Weather and Staffing Issues (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    American Airlines cancelled more than 700 flights this weekend and said weather disruptions were sparked by staffing constraints.

  3. Wfmy News 2

    American Airlines cancels hundreds of flights, Southwest sees delays (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Between Friday and Saturday, more than 500 American flights, at one point, were canceled. More than 1,000 Southwest flights had been delayed by Friday.

  4. Wyoming Public Media

    American Airlines has cancelled nearly 1,600 flights since Friday (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The airline says it was forced to cancel more than 700 flights on Sunday alone due to poor weather and staff shortages.

  5. The Daily News (Longview)

    American Airlines cancels hundreds of weekend flights (opens The Daily News (Longview))

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    The Daily News (Longview)'s feed description

    DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines canceled hundreds of flights Sunday for a third straight day as it struggled with staffing shortages and upended weekend plans for tens of thousands of

  6. The Guardian

    American Airlines cancels around 1,600 flights due to weather and staff shortage (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Blustery conditions in Texas and lack of flight attendants cited as problems follow similar situation at Southwest in early October

  7. Local Memphis

    Over 25% of American Airlines flights canceled Sunday, company blames weather, staffing issues (opens Local Memphis)

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    Local Memphis's feed description

    Southwest was also experiencing delays throughout the weekend.

  8. Fox32 Chicago

    American Airlines cancels hundreds of flights ahead of Halloween (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    American Airlines has canceled more than 800 flights between Friday and Saturday, according to FlightAware.

  9. KOB 4

    American Airlines cancels 1,500 flights due to staffing problems (opens KOB 4)

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  10. FOX Business

    American Airlines cancels, delays hundreds of flights citing bad weather and staffing shortages (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The number of flights affected by the issues quickly climbed from 400 on Saturday to over 1,000 overnight into Sunday.

  11. New York Times

    American Airlines Cancels Hundreds of Flights This Weekend (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The carrier blamed bad weather and staffing shortages. It was the second airline this month to face significant disruptions.

  12. KCEN Waco

    American Airlines cancels hundreds of flights, Southwest sees weekend delays (opens KCEN Waco)

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    KCEN Waco's feed description

    Both airlines said inclement weather was behind cancellations, with American Airlines also citing staffing issues.

  13. Los Angeles Times

    American Airlines cancels 28 flights out of LAX and 1,800 nationwide (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The airline has canceled 1,800 flights nationwide since Friday, citing staffing shortages and bad weather.

  14. KYMA Yuma

    American Airlines cancels more than 600 flights on Sunday (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    By Pete Muntean and Ramishah Maruf, CNN American Airlines canceled another 634 flights on Sunday, nearly one in every four of its flights for the day, according to data from flight tracking website FlightAware.

  15. NBC Chicago

    American Airlines Cancels Hundreds of US Flights, Including Dozens at O'Hare (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Dozens of flights at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport were among the hundreds canceled nationwide Saturday, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.

  16. KTVZ Bend

    American Airlines cancels hundreds of flights during Halloween weekend (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Ramishah Maruf and Pete Muntean, CNN Business American Airlines canceled hundreds of flights during the weekend, citing bad weather and staffing shortages, the company announced in a statement. Two days of severe winds in Dallas-Fort Worth, its largest hub, sharply reduced its arrival capacity, t…

  17. Insider

    American Airlines cancels hundreds of additional flights on Sunday, closing out a Halloween weekend of delays and cancellations due to weather and crew shortages (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The weekend's cancellations represent approximately 9% of American Airline's total flights, a company spokesperson told Insider.

  18. Insider

    Hundreds of American Airlines flights have been canceled or delayed this weekend because of bad weather and staff shortages (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    On Saturday alone 541 - or 20% of the airline's flights - were canceled and another 401 flights were delayed.

  19. NBC Los Angeles

    American Airlines Cancels 9% of Its Flights Nationwide, 28 at LAX (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    American Airlines canceled about 9% of its total flights Halloween weekend due to weather and staffing issues. LAX saw 28 of those canceled flights.

  20. Breitbart News

    American Airlines Cancels 600+ Flights on Sunday (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    American Airlines scrubbed 634 flights on Sunday, nearly one in every four of its flights for the day, blaming the combination of...

  21. NBC 6 South Florida

    American Airlines Cancels 700 Flights Halloween Weekend, Dozens at MIA (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Hundreds of American Airlines flights have been canceled across the U.S. Halloween weekend. The company blamed bad weather and not enough staff. “We got a message saying that the flight got canceled,” said passenger Monica Velez.

  22. WMUR

    American Airlines cancels hundreds of additional flights on Sunday (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The airline has now canceled more than 1,500 flights since Friday, as it deals with weather issues and staffing shortages that started last week.

  23. Triblive

    ‘Deja vu all over again’: American Airlines cancels hundreds more flights Sunday (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    DALLAS — American Airlines has canceled nearly 700 flights so far Sunday, adding to more than 1,000 already called off as the airline struggled to recover from slowed operations caused by weather on Thursday and Friday.

  24. New Hampshire Public Radio

    American Airlines has cancelled more than 1,700 flights since Friday (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    New Hampshire Public Radio's feed description

    The airline says it was forced to cancel more than 800 flights on Sunday alone due to poor weather and staff shortages.

  25. Forbes

    American Airlines Calls Off Another 700 Flights In Weekend Plagued By Cancellations (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The airline canceled over 1,200 flights total over the weekend.

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