Lingering crew shortages, surging demand threaten fall and winter travel seasons
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Shortages of pilots, flight attendants and gate agents threaten to unravel fall and winter travel plans in the U.S., after a turbulent summer, airline unions say. There's been a surge in fliers, according to the aviation industry, since COVID-19 concerns continue to subside.
The unions spoke at a CBS News travel summit in Washington Tuesday.
Dennis Tajer, an American Airlines pilot and spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, says recruitment failures and pandemic-era furloughs have hamstrung airlines.
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