The pandemic has prevented airlines from fulfilling at least '$300 billion of unmet demand,' Ed Bastian, Delta Airlines CEO, says.
The outage disrupted more than 10,000 flights on Wednesday.Follow your favorite stocksEd Bastian, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc., during an interview in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Bastian said that he sees 'strong demand' for flights carrying into 2023.CEO Ed Bastian called on Washington to increase funding for the Federal Aviation Administration after an outage of a pilot alert system that grounded thousands of flights across the U.S. this week.
"Over the past 36 hours, the FAA has been conducting a preliminary analysis into the NOTAM system interruption," the FAA said late Thursday. "The agency determined that a data file was damaged by personnel who failed to follow procedures."on Friday, Delta's Bastian called the incident "unacceptable."
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle expressed frustration with the outage and resulting travel chaos. Congressional hearings are likely to follow.
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