Posted on 06/19/2022 12:46:09 PM PDT by dynachrome
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said that the federal government may take action against airlines on consumers’ behalf amid numerous flight cancellations in recent weeks, including more than 2,000 that were canceled on Saturday and Sunday morning.
“That is happening to a lot of people, and that is exactly why we are paying close attention here to what can be done and how to make sure that the airlines are delivering,” Buttigieg said on Saturday, saying that he met with airline industry leaders late last week.
Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, stated that his office would first determine how airlines handle increased travel associated with the Fourth of July holiday before the federal government takes any action. He also did not elaborate on what his agency may do.
“Now we’re going to see how those steps measure up,” Buttigieg said.
Some 2,700 flights were canceled on Memorial Day weekend, according to data from FlightAware. There were also cancellations on Saturday, June 18, and Sunday, June 19, with FlightAware saying that about 700 U.S. flights were scrapped as of Sunday morning. Some 1,300 flights were canceled Saturday, data shows.
Major airline companies have already signaled that they have cut numerous flights over the summer up until Labor Day weekend over worker shortages
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but the federal government caused the cancellations
So the givernment is a federal plantation owner?
I just wish Buttgigitty could solve the epidemic of rear end collisions occurring in America since Biden came to office.
Fed regulations limit pilot hours (and crew hours?). Sneeze and claim a few days off for covid quarantine. Repeat.
He’s a communist, Jim.
That sh*t utterly hilarious and maddening at same time.
The government going to act against something it created!
OMFG
GTO!
That’s what happens when people don’t want to be given a shot just so Pfizer can make a buck. They find other ways to live, so as not have to spend 8 hours in masks as well. And they don’t come back in lots of cases. Globalism is pure stupidity plain and simple. Evil stupidity.
Chuck Shumer is numero uno to blame in response to the Colgan crash in 2009/2010(one of those years). It was Pilot error but both Pilots had over 1500 hours so what to the Dems do? Create a bill increasing costs and training to make it near impoosible to fly, requiring 1500 hours. Before then Pilots could get on with a regional with 500 hours. There were no crashes
F’n idiots but it was good pr I guess at the time
The vaccine is also to blame of course, another Dem nightmare
Pete says we are going to make airlines fly without staff and lose money because they can’t pay for the jet fuel. While Biden is telling the energy explorers to pump more without more leases and approved permits. Biden is also telling the refinerers to crack that oil past safety limits in aging refineries. The damage has been done, but Pete can eliminate the Jab requirement right now, and put fired/suspended pilots and other staff back to work. Biden can announce the opening of pipeline projects, leases and refinery projects, and promise to fire any bureaucrat that stands in the way.
So Buttigieg is threatening the airlines AFTER his flight was canceled.
See, he didn’t give a crap about your flight until it happened to HIM.
ive been getting bad service at the grocery store... can butt plug force them to hire more checkout people also?
*rolls eyes*
famous quote “If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
there’s no reasoning with people that believe a man’s anus can be used as a vagina...
You’ll fly with no crew. And like it.
Exactly. Buttfag has no understanding of how business works, except from the point of a poofter commie. There are cancellations because of the fake vaxx mandates by the airlines, causing a pilot and crew shortage.
…because making the trains run on time is so passé.
Democrats. ALWAYS demanding. ALWAYS forcing. ALWAYS commanding. You’d think people would notice this and tire of it.
They’re from the government, and they’re there to help.
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