Southwest cancels flights across Florida, including Tampa International

[TexasTowelie]

Southwest Airlines canceled flights Friday, due to air traffic control issues, leading to more cancellations Saturday and Sunday.


Southwest Airlines canceled numerous flights this weekend across Florida, including at Tampa International Airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration imposed an air traffic management program that essentially grounded Southwest flights Friday, according to Emily Nipps, spokeswoman for Tampa International Airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration released a statement via Twitter Sunday afternoon stating Friday night’s delays and cancellations were due to severe weather, military training and a staffing shortage in one area of Jacksonville’s air route traffic control center.

There have not been any reported air traffic staffing shortages since Friday, the statement said.

Read more: https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2021/10/09/southwest-cancels-flights-across-florida-including-tampa-international/

[Thomas Hurt]

1. Yeah the christofascists would have us believe that the air traffic controllers...

are all living the high life on unemployment. (rolls eyes)

That might be an argument for restaurant workers back in June but that is all bee ess now and would not apply to air traffic folks.

[El Supremo]

2. An 140+ flights out of Denver and many elsewhere.

Ding! You are now free to sit for days in an airport.

[SharonClark]

3. Family from Reno who flew to Des Moines

for the Iowa game (go Hawks!), had their flights cancelled and had to scramble to find other flights.

I didn’t know that was the cause.