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TexasTowelie

(117,556 posts) Sun Oct 10, 2021, 08:38 PM Oct 2021

Southwest cancels flights across Florida, including Tampa International

Southwest Airlines canceled flights Friday, due to air traffic control issues, leading to more cancellations Saturday and Sunday.

Southwest Airlines canceled numerous flights this weekend across Florida, including at Tampa International Airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration imposed an air traffic management program that essentially grounded Southwest flights Friday, according to Emily Nipps, spokeswoman for Tampa International Airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration released a statement via Twitter Sunday afternoon stating Friday night’s delays and cancellations were due to severe weather, military training and a staffing shortage in one area of Jacksonville’s air route traffic control center.

There have not been any reported air traffic staffing shortages since Friday, the statement said.

Read more: https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2021/10/09/southwest-cancels-flights-across-florida-including-tampa-international/

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Southwest cancels flights across Florida, including Tampa International (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2021 OP

Yeah the christofascists would have us believe that the air traffic controllers... Thomas Hurt Oct 2021 #1

An 140+ flights out of Denver and many elsewhere. El Supremo Oct 2021 #2

Family from Reno who flew to Des Moines SharonClark Oct 2021 #3

Thomas Hurt

(13,929 posts)

1. Yeah the christofascists would have us believe that the air traffic controllers...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Oct 10, 2021, 08:41 PM

Oct 2021

are all living the high life on unemployment. (rolls eyes)

That might be an argument for restaurant workers back in June but that is all bee ess now and would not apply to air traffic folks.

El Supremo

(20,384 posts)

2. An 140+ flights out of Denver and many elsewhere.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Oct 10, 2021, 08:51 PM

Oct 2021

Ding! You are now free to sit for days in an airport.

SharonClark

(10,351 posts)

3. Family from Reno who flew to Des Moines

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Oct 10, 2021, 09:56 PM

Oct 2021

for the Iowa game (go Hawks!), had their flights cancelled and had to scramble to find other flights.

I didn’t know that was the cause.

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