SkyWest cancels and delays thousands of flights

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SkyWest has canceled and delayed thousands of flights over the past two days. The regional airline said it experienced an 'operational disruption,' and cancellations and delays cascaded into Friday because it had to get 'crew and aircraft into position.'

The airline explained that it experienced an"operational disruption" on Thursday, and that the cancellations and delays cascaded into Friday because it had to get"crew and aircraft into position."According to aviation tracking site FlightAware, SkyWest canceled Thursday 26% of its schedule, or nearly 700 flights. On Friday it canceled about 20% of its schedule, which amounts to 463 flights. Additionally, about 900 flights were delayed over the two days.

"We apologize to customers for the inconvenience and remain focused on efforts to return to normal operations as quickly as possible," SkyWest said in a statement to CNN Business.The Utah-based carrier flies regional jets on behalf of Delta Air Lines , United Airlines , American Airlines and Alaska Airlines . SkyWest has about 2,300 daily departures among the airlines combined serving 236 destinations across North America, according to its website.

 

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“into position” = “out of their homes and to work”

My flight last night with united was delayed then canceled at 11:45PM. CS call lines and ground agent were all busy dealing with angry customers. Had to book another airline today still delayed for 4 hrs. I just want to go home 😂

dozens of female hockey players were delayed last night for 6.5 hrs. They didn’t land in Minnesota until 4:18am this morning. Couple hrs of sleep before an important tournament. Never again will we fly SkyWestAirlines

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