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Grounded: Thousands left stranded after airline cancellations
Maggie Te Grotenhuis
Issue date: 4/17/08 Section: News
As of Wednesday, April 2, it looked like airline passengers would have to find another way to travel. Recently, American Airlines cancelled over 1,000 flights. The number was expected to rise and more people were anticipated to be looking for alternative ways to reach their destinations.
A combination of unsafe, uninspected airplanes, bad maintenance and poor regulatory oversight all contributed to the delayed flights, according to www.cnn.com.
As of April 12, American Airlines received permission from federal aviation officials to return all 300 grounded jets to service.
"I haven't been affected by the flight cancellations and I don't really know anyone who has. Although I know there are a lot of people who have been," said Daniel Malamut, computer science.
Still, for some Kirkwood Community College students, the cancellations have had an immense effect. "The cancellations caused a lot of problems. A lot of customers were late and then they'd be frustrated with us," said Brian Snider, pre-engineering major and Enterprise worker. "I got sent home early because they really didn't need me there," Snider added.
According to msnbc.com Amtrak has seen a spike in passengers since the flight cancellations began earlier in the week. Greyhound Lines had also increased, due to many bus customers buying tickets at the last minute.
"I think the airlines could have prevented this if they actually did the maintenance and documenting instead of putting it off," said Snider. As of April 12, all flights were expected to continue as they were before the delay.
A combination of unsafe, uninspected airplanes, bad maintenance and poor regulatory oversight all contributed to the delayed flights, according to www.cnn.com.
As of April 12, American Airlines received permission from federal aviation officials to return all 300 grounded jets to service.
"I haven't been affected by the flight cancellations and I don't really know anyone who has. Although I know there are a lot of people who have been," said Daniel Malamut, computer science.
Still, for some Kirkwood Community College students, the cancellations have had an immense effect. "The cancellations caused a lot of problems. A lot of customers were late and then they'd be frustrated with us," said Brian Snider, pre-engineering major and Enterprise worker. "I got sent home early because they really didn't need me there," Snider added.
According to msnbc.com Amtrak has seen a spike in passengers since the flight cancellations began earlier in the week. Greyhound Lines had also increased, due to many bus customers buying tickets at the last minute.
"I think the airlines could have prevented this if they actually did the maintenance and documenting instead of putting it off," said Snider. As of April 12, all flights were expected to continue as they were before the delay.
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