The meeting comes as the airline industry has been contending with a wave of flight cancellations and delays amid labor shortages, supply chain issues and other pandemic-related challenges.
Regional airports are facing pilot shortages ahead of the summer season. Fox News correspondent Bryan Llenas with more.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a news conference marking six months since the signing of the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on May 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. "While some flight cancellations are unavoidable, the sheer number of delays and cancellations this past weekend raises questions about airline decision-making," the senators wrote.
"Because of that, airlines are aggressively pursuing several options to align schedules with workforce availability," he added. "Specifically, air carriers are taking great care to reduce their summer flight schedules while also accelerating efforts to hire and train new employees to meet the strong resurgence in travel demand."
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