US airlines cancel more than 2,500 weekend flights
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American Airlines canceled more than 200 of its 6,200 scheduled flights on Friday as air traffic reductions began.
The merged Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have a new policy for those transporting sports and surf equipment.
Alaska Airlines is SFO’s second-largest airline, with a 10.4% market share at the airport. The Alaska Air Group also owns Horizon Air, which code-shares with the airline. Alaska told SFGATE it has decided to cut flights from its most popular routes, but declined to comment on how the flight disruptions would directly impact passengers at SFO.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered Spirit Airlines jets before realizing the airline didn’t own the planes — and that those aircraft didn’t have engines, according to a report.
The Secretary of Homeland Security sought to purchase 10 Spirit Airlines planes for deportation purposes, The Wall Street Journal reported. But planes need engines to fly.