United Airlines to halt service at New York's JFK airport in October. WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - United Airlines (UAL. O) said on Friday it will suspend service in late October to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK).
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United pulled its only routes to JFK in October of 2015, and moved them to EWR (Newark), because of comparatively poorer profitability on those routes, from Los Angeles and San Francisco. JFK didn't have enough room for United to operate a hub to complement its domestic US and its international networks.
Staffing shortagesBut it's not just a pilot shortage that can cause a cancellation. Flight crew calling in sick, not enough maintenance staff, strikes, and even staff being declared unfit to fly because of health reasons or substance abuse can cause your flight to be canceled.
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