Airline Woes

Just a week after United Airlines grounded its 777 fleet for safety inspections, American Airlines is canceling hundreds of flights to recheck the wiring on its MD-80s.

Yesterday over 500 flights got axed, and the airline says they'll be more cancellations today. Exactly how many remains to be seen, but we did a random check this morning and it wasn't looking so good. All ten of today's American flights from New York LaGuardia to Chicago O'Hare are canceled, as are half of the ten non-stops from Dallas to Los Angeles.

The airline says it's trying to get people impacted by the safety inspections onto other flights, but over 50,000 passengers were affected yesterday, so expect things to be tough out there for a while.

If you're wondering about the status of your flight, call American at 800.433.7300, or enter your flight details on the "Gates & Times" page of the American website.

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