Delta Flight Cancellations Top 400 As Crew Strain Puts Summer Travel At Risk
Delta Air Lines scrapped hundreds of flights during the first May weekend, marking another operational setback for the Atlanta-based carrier right before the busy summer travel rush. Aviation reports pinned the cancellations on “crew restrictions”—basically, not enough qualified crew or mismatched schedules left planes without the right people at the right time. Delta scrubbed 157 flights, making up 4% of its Friday lineup, then axed 204 more—6%—by 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, according to numbers from FlightAware cited by One Mile at a Time.