Another weekend, another travel mess: JetBlue, Spirit cancel hundreds of flights
surprise bid for the budget airline on Tuesday. Spirit said it will entertain JetBlue’s offer while not abandoning its earlier deal to merge with fellow budget airline Frontier.
The two airlines, which were among the carriers with the heaviest cancellations a week ago as Florida weather woes disrupted travel throughout the country, have canceled a combined 254 Sunday flights after axing more than 300 flights on Saturday, according to flight tracker FlightAware. That’s more than half of all U.S. flight cancellations each day.
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“We are working around the clock to address some of the most difficult operating conditions we have ever faced as a company,” the memo said.
Spirit spokesperson Erik Hofmeyer said the budget airline is still struggling with flight cancellations as it recovers from poor weather and ATC issues on Thursday and Friday in Florida.
A quick fix is not expected as the airline industry adjusts to post-pandemic travel.
JetBlue plans to proactively cut flights for the rest of April to reduce last-minute cancellations that strand travelers, Geraghty said, and it also expects to reduce its summer flight schedule by at least 8% to 10% despite predictions of a surge in travel.
Are flights refunded if canceled?
Travelers whose flights are canceled by an airline, regardless of the reason, are due a refund not just a travel credit, per U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.
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