American Airlines Accidentally Let All Its Pilots Take Christmas Off At Once
Are you traveling this holiday season? If you're taking an American Airlines flight on or around Christmas, you might not be-even despite your best efforts. A glitch in the airline's computer system mistakenly allowed all its pilots to take time off during the high season around Christmas, and thousands of flights could be disrupted as a result.
As ABC's Sam Sweeny reports, American Airlines is attempting to rectify the situation by offering time and a half for pilots who agree to fly.
BREAKING: American Airlines says computer glitch allowed all pilots to take vacation over Christmas week. Now union says thousands of flights are in jeopardy of cancellation. Americans says they’re offering 1.5x pay for pilots to fill in and expect to resolve the issue.
- Sam Sweeney (@SweeneyABC) November 29, 2017
The airline added in a statement to the Los Angeles Times: "We are working diligently to address the issue and expect to avoid cancellations this holiday season."
Potential flightpocalypse isn't the only potential wide-ranging disruption looming over the coming holiday season. UPS aircraft mechanics, who help ferry the bulk of the holiday Amazon deluge, are threatening a strike due to reductions in healthcare benefits.
It's not too late to just cancel Christmas this year. We'll probably all be better off without the travel and Amazon packages anyway.
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