JetBlue has introduced plans for extra flight cancellations because it faces ongoing staffing shortages.
The New York City-based airline stated that following quite a lot of canceled flights over the weekend it’s going to additionally make “a small schedule adjustment” for the remainder of April, citing a “challenging staffing situation.”
“Despite hiring more than 3,000 new crew-members already this year, like many businesses, we remain staffing constrained,” the corporate stated in a press release on Tuesday.
Additional cuts are deliberate from May by the summer, it stated, even because it continues to convey on new workers.
“Given we anticipate continued industry challenges and heavy demand into the summer, we are planning more conservatively and trying to be proactive where we can with cancellations due to disruptive weather and air traffic control events,” JetBlue stated.
The firm didn’t instantly reply to NBC News’ request for remark.
CNBC reported final week that JetBlue had begun providing flight attendants $1,000 bonuses in the event that they don’t name out from work by the tip of May. Flight attendants are additionally eligible for $100 bonuses for choosing up open journeys, whereas part-time flight attendants would obtain $500 for assembly attendance objectives, CNBC reported.
