News / Passenger airlines forced to throttle back as tough trading conditions persist

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The resurgence in belly capacity for air cargo is not going as planned, with crew availability issues and extreme weather forcing US airlines to rein in their schedule expansion plans.

Delta Air Lines is cutting about 100 daily flights from its schedule from 1 July through 7 August, which is about 2% of its scheduled departures. These reductions are made to maintain schedule integrity, as the airline has limited resources to deal with disruptions.

“More than any time in our history, the ...