There have been several news stories over the last week about airlines adjusting their summer schedules. American Airlines has already cut 5% of their scheduled flights – a whopping 50,000 flights due to an ongoing pilot shortage, while Lufthansa plans to cancel 34,000 flights due to overall staffing issues. Even the Toronto Airport Authority in Canada will place limits on the number of arrivals and departures during peak hours in order to manage their “airport ecosystems” better. Additionally, the International Air Transport Association fears that many airlines will not meet the deadline to retrofit their plane altimeters to handle 5G wireless technology (ensuring they are not susceptible to wireless interference) in time for the peak summer travel season and discussions continue on how this may impact airlines and travelers.
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