Dallas, TX – American Airlines canceled more than 900 flights Thursday to fix faulty wiring in hundreds of jets, marking the third straight day of mass groundings as company executives offered profuse apologies and travel vouchers to calm angry customers.
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The airline is looking at 250,000 people or more who will be bumped from their flights, The airline says a return to normal operations depends on how quickly mechanics can inspect and fix the wiring.
As of late yesterday, a spokesman said 60 planes had been cleared to fly, but more than 200 were being worked on or hadn’t been inspected yet.
American, the nation’s largest carrier, has now scrubbed more than 2,400 flights since Tuesday. [CBS]