""Despite difficult circumstances, our team members continue to step up and take care of our customers throughout the shutdown-related travel disruptions," American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said. "I am proud of how our team responded and remain truly grateful for the federal aviation workers who faced challenging conditions for weeks without pay, all to get our customers where they needed to go safely," he added."
"American said "hundreds of thousands" of its customers were affected after the shutdown led to "widespread delays and cancellations." "We are encouraged by the last few days of operations that have already brought fewer delays and cancellations," the airline added. Delta also issued a statement thanking its Delta staff and federal workers who worked unpaid for more than 40 days. Data from the aviation analytics firm Cirium showed 816 cancellations on Wednesday, as of 4:30 p.m. ET - compared to over 2,600 on Sunday."
After 43 days the federal government shutdown ended, but airline operations will not immediately return to normal. Airlines thanked federal aviation workers and staff who worked unpaid for weeks and noted widespread disruptions affected hundreds of thousands of customers. Cirium data showed 816 cancellations on Wednesday versus over 2,600 on Sunday, marking one of the worst cancellation days this year. Canceled flights have caused aircraft and crews to be out of position, producing knock-on effects and residual disruptions for days. Airlines said some carriers are well-positioned to recover quickly and expect to restore full capacity over the next few days.
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