"ATC issues and disruptive weather have resulted in a high volume of cancellations through the weekend while we work to recover our operation," Southwest said in the statement.
The Federal Aviation Administration told ABC News that no air traffic staffing shortages were reported over the weekend. The agency attributed a few flight cancellations and delays on Friday to severe weather, military training and limited staffing at the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center.
Some mixed messaging there. ATC issues. No ATC issues. Staffing issues at ATC.
“Staffing issues” is going to be the secret code language for “vaxx mandates &^%$# the industry” in many different industries for months.
None of the “experts” will see it coming....