Are American Airlines flights canceled and delayed in Miami? Yes, but things are better
Nearly 100 American Airlines flights were canceled or delayed at Miami International Airport on Monday — continuing a weekend disruption that has affected more than a thousand flights across the country.
As of Monday evening, 60 American Airlines flights to and from MIA were canceled due to crew shortages, said airport spokesman Greg Chin. Thirty-seven departures and arrivals had been delayed, Chin noted.
Those numbers look better than Sunday, which saw 149 flights canceled, according to Chin. There were 98 delayed flights, according to FlightAware, an online flight tracker.
The Miami airport is recommending passengers check to find out if their AA flight is on time prior to heading to the airport and should plan to arrive two hours before their expected departure.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has four canceled and 13 delayed American Airlines flights on Monday, according to FlightAware.
What is causing the American Airlines flight trouble?
The flight woes are part of a nationwide disruption of American Airlines services amid staffing shortages, and some bad weather, that caused more than a thousand flights to be canceled over the weekend.
An American Airlines spokeswoman said the airline expects to see “considerable improvement” beginning Monday with some residual impact from the weekend.
So far, the airline has canceled more than 400 flights and has delayed more than 500 flights on Monday, according to USA Today.
In a statement published Saturday, the company wrote that severe winds in Dallas — the airlines’ largest hub — reduced capacity by more than half, and staffing is short as employees end up out of their normal flight schedule. Proactively canceling flights creates “scheduling certainty for crews.”
Starting November 1, nearly 2,000 flight attendants will be returning from leave and 600 new flight attendants are set to begin by the end of December, according to the statement.
Travelers affected by the cancellations took to Twitter on Sunday to express their frustrations. Some shared videos of long lines at booking agent stations and anecdotes of flights rebooked for days after the scheduled time.
This story will be updated.
This story was originally published October 31, 2021 at 10:55 AM.