U.S. aviation was hit by catastrophic conditions Tuesday, April 21, as three simultaneous crises hit the country.
The main reasons for this collapse are the collapse of TSA personnel, the oil shock caused by the war in Iran and weather restrictions.
According to live data from FlightAware, total worldwide delays reached 8,845 on Tuesday, with 675 delays occurring within, arriving in, or outside the United States.
The total number of cancellations worldwide stood at 421, of which 28 occurred on or affected flights departing from U.S. airports.
San Francisco International Airport became the epicenter of the disaster, with 475 delays and 69 cancellations after the FAA issued weather-related flight restrictions. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, Boston Logan and JFK International were the other most affected airports.
Complete list of airlines with cancellations and delays
The main carriers concerned are:
- SkyWest (7 cancellations, 68 delays)
- United Airlines (7 cancellations, 33 delays)
- South-West (2 cancellations, 71 delays)
- Delta Airlines (1 cancellation, 51 delays)
- American airlines
International carriers operating U.S. routes have suffered greatly, including:
- Japan Airlines (65 cancellations, 257 delays)
- Air China (24 cancellations, 174 delays)
- China Eastern (19 cancellations, 329 delays)
- Emirates (2 cancellations, 25 delays)
- Air Canada (7 cancellations, 21 delays)
Fuel diversions and reductions
In addition to delays and cancellations, airlines have actively reduced their schedules.
United Airlines has cut its schedule by 5% over six months. Air Canada plans to interrupt its JFK services for six months, from June 1 to October 25. Delta Airlines lost another $400 million in fuel costs in March alone.
There are only 60 days until the start of the FIFA World Cup, and the TSA training cycle lasts four to six months.
