The CEO of United Airlines has just revealed when the flight is back to normal
This could take more time than you think to avoid serious delays and cancellations.
If you went on vacation this summer, you are probably too aware of the problems faced byairliner. Delays, cancellations and overall confusion have defined the summer trip season, while carriers juggle an increased demand for travel in large endowment shortages. While the situation seems endless, CEO of United AirlinesScott Kirby I just talked when we can expect the flight to return to normal. Read the rest to discover what to say about the state of the air transport industry, and when you can expect a more fluid sky.
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Several CEOs of airlines have recently responded to customer concerns.
Due to the current criticisms surrounding the air transport industry, officials spoke to respond to travelers' concerns. July 13,Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Airlines,Excused with customers which were affected byDelta delays And the operational problems reported the Guy points.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"The operational performance of this quarter was not up to our advanced standard," said Bastian, also saying CNBC that the airline "pushed too hard" and had "reduced a little".
Thanks to these efforts to retreat, by reducing flights - things have in fact improved, said Bastian, and on July 13, the airline had succeeded throughout the month with a 99.2% completion factor And only 25 cancellations worldwide. But while Bastian indicated that the Delta service is improving this summer, Kirby presented a slightly darker perspective for United.
We could wait a while for a return to normality.
During an interview on July 21 with CNBC, Kirby said thatFlight schedules may not be back to normal before 2023. The CEO underlined "challenges of infrastructure in progress around aviation", which forced United to "be a smaller airline" until the system is able to support its flight.
"We are not going to come back to normal use and normal staff levels before next summer," Kirby said. "We are going to improve gradually - it will take until next summer to get there."
It is despite the "return to profitability" of the airline during the last quarter - the first time since the start of the COVID -19 pandemic - as well as the hiring of the airline of additional personnel and pilots.
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The airline cuts flights to help customers better serve.
United is not alone in its planning misfortunes. Like the other carriers, United cuts off flights for the rest of the year to "create more buffer in the system" and make sure the airline is resilient, "said Kirby. In the third quarter, the capacity will be11% cut In the same quarter in 2019, according to the points guy, in order to relieve misfortunes for travelers.
"The reason why we reduce the calendar [is] to do better by the customer," Kirby said in his interview with CNBC, citing a recent "frustrating" chain of cancellations at Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom .
According to the points guy, Kirby also noted during a call for results of July 21 according to which 200 flights will be suppressed from Newark Liberty International Airport, which recently experienced more delays than any other American airport. The flight cuts are due to track construction, he said, and will extend "a few weeks in September".
Kirby had a warning to book vacation trips.
As we always appreciate the summer weather, December may seem far away. But if you plan to travel to see your family or friends this holiday season, you may want to consider booking earlier than you would normally.
When he was asked to fly later this year, Kirby said that United would remove the flight calendar in order to increase reliability. This is again due to "infrastructure" around aviation, which cannot bear a certain volume of flight. "Unfortunately, there will be fewer seats available throughout the system," said Kirby. "You should probably book early for Christmas."
In December, the airline had planned to return to the same levels observed in 2019, but it now provides a capacity of around 10% of around 10%, according to Kirby. "Even if we have the staff, even if we have the resources to do so, we will be smaller just to make sure that we can cover all the things that are out of our control," he added.