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Today is a very shocking Christmas news for you
American Airlines 'Glitch' allows to all pilot to take vacation over Christmas week
A computer error has allowed too many pilots at American Airlines to schedule time off during the upcoming Christmas season, creating a potential pilot shortage for what is expected to be one of the busiest holidays in years for the airline industry. The Fort Worth-based carrier said it hopes to avoid canceling any flights during the holiday period by calling in reserve pilots and offering other pilots 150% of their salaries to return to the cockpits during the time they have been approved to be on vacation."We are working diligently to address the issue and expect to avoid cancellations this holiday season," the airline said in statement.
Airline representatives declined to say how many of the carrier's 15000 pilots were allowed to take time off for the holiday.But the number was high enough that the carrier had to quickly adopt several measures to keep its holiday flights on schedule.
During the Thanksgiving holiday, an estimated 28.5 million passengers flew on U.S. based carrier, a 3% increase over the same time in 2016. The airline industry is bracing for an even bigger surge in travellers during the Christmas holiday. The computer that manages the payroll and vacation schedules at American Airlines is separate from the system that manages passengers reservations. Still, industry experts say the the increased complexity of airline computer system is to blame for a growing no. of glitches that have recently grounded airplanes and posted ultra-cheap airfares.
Today is a very shocking Christmas news for you
American Airlines 'Glitch' allows to all pilot to take vacation over Christmas week
A computer error has allowed too many pilots at American Airlines to schedule time off during the upcoming Christmas season, creating a potential pilot shortage for what is expected to be one of the busiest holidays in years for the airline industry. The Fort Worth-based carrier said it hopes to avoid canceling any flights during the holiday period by calling in reserve pilots and offering other pilots 150% of their salaries to return to the cockpits during the time they have been approved to be on vacation."We are working diligently to address the issue and expect to avoid cancellations this holiday season," the airline said in statement.
Airline representatives declined to say how many of the carrier's 15000 pilots were allowed to take time off for the holiday.But the number was high enough that the carrier had to quickly adopt several measures to keep its holiday flights on schedule.
During the Thanksgiving holiday, an estimated 28.5 million passengers flew on U.S. based carrier, a 3% increase over the same time in 2016. The airline industry is bracing for an even bigger surge in travellers during the Christmas holiday. The computer that manages the payroll and vacation schedules at American Airlines is separate from the system that manages passengers reservations. Still, industry experts say the the increased complexity of airline computer system is to blame for a growing no. of glitches that have recently grounded airplanes and posted ultra-cheap airfares.
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