JetBlue Airways announced cuts to its summer flight schedule by 10% as it continues to deal with staffing shortages. But that’s still 12 times higher than the Atlanta-based airline’s 0.2% cancellation rate in February 2020 before the pandemic.Īnd cancellations continue to plague some airlines today. At that time, travel was already depressed because of the pandemic and winter storms led to thousands of cancellations.ĭelta Air Lines had a 2.4% cancellation rate in February 2022, on par with a year earlier and better than many of its competitors. This February’s cancellation figures were closer to a spike in cancellations to 5.8% in February 2021. Carriers are hopeful 2022 will see a robust rebound thanks to stronger consumer and business travel demand, but there no doubt will be turbulence.
