Why Don't We Hear About Air Flight Delays and Cancelations Anymore? Did Joe/Pete Solve the Problem?

[JoeOtterbein]

Last week Mrs. Otter flew out to LA to visit our son. No problems.

She is heading home soon. Again, no problems.

So I searched out news for "flight delays and cancellations". For the first two results are about the new gov website updating the problems that were posted two days ago. Nothing much else but some dude who resigned for the screw-ups. The rest are more than a week old.

I'm thinking we Dems, from here on the ground all the way to the WH, need to crow more about our accomplishments!

[WarGamer]

1. Here's an update from CNN Travel

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worst-airports-delays-cancellations-summer-2022/index.html



The flight cancellation rate for the Labor Day holiday weekend was 0.6%, a substantial drop from the summer average of 2.2% from Memorial Day weekend in late May through September 1, according to data from flight tracking site FlightAware.

Put that down to a variety of factors, says FlightAware's Kathleen Bangs, including excellent weather -- for the most part -- across the US.

"But credit also goes to the airlines for increasing their staffing over the summer," said Bangs, a former airline pilot and spokesperson for FlightAware.

[JoeOtterbein]

3. Thanks!

So it's not a problem now. You would think we would at least point it out. The republicants would have.

[jimfields33]

12. I'm glad they don't.

Media would just say, “of course airlines are running smoothly. Kids are school and summer vacations are over.” It’d be worse then not mentioning it.

[Gaugamela]

2. Summer break is over and kids are back in school. I suspect demand is down.

[gratuitous]

4. When was the last time we heard about gas prices?

It's been weeks since I've seen an interview with someone gassing up at the highest-priced, gougiest station in town and complaining about how much it costs to run their three-gallons-to-the-mile oversized pickup.

[JoeOtterbein]

5. Good point!

You got what I'm talking about!

WE DEMS with Joe and Pete SOLVED both problems!

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

6. Demand is down from summer peak.

I just flew to Florida last week. Detroit Metro was dead. Tampa International was as well. September is the usual timr when air travel demand drops. Summer travel season is over and kids are back to school. Business travel still hasn't recovered and probably never will. The issue was high summer demand couldn't be met with low staff levels. Now that demand had dropped off its easier for the airlines to meet it. They could try to claim they fixed it but critics and MSM will likely just point out this was going to fix itself around this time anyway.

[JoeOtterbein]

7. If a republicant were POTUS

They would be crowing about on FOX etc. at this moment that they "solved" the problems whether it was true or not.

We should make them respond back. Like they do to us to get the idea in the news. And make them prove we are wrong.

[bif]

8. My daughter's flight was cancelled this evening!

10 minutes before we were going to head out to the airport. No explanation. After waiting on hold for 45 minutes she was told they booked her on a flight for tomorrow morning on a different airline and she'd get an email confirming it. Email never came, they just made it up. She had to call again to rebook a flight for tomorrow afternoon.

[JoeOtterbein]

9. Yulk!

Sorry for crowing too soon!

[DBoon]

10. Why don't we hear about baby formula shortages?

[JoeOtterbein]

11. +1000!

Another good point!

We don't brag enough.