US transportation chief squarely blames airlines for last summer’s operational meltdown

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Source: United Airlines

US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg is insisting that airlines, not the Federal Aviation Administration, are primarily responsible for last summer’s US air travel meltdown, saying airlines scheduled more flights than they could staff.

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