RUSH TRANSCRIPT Stuart it ░░░░░░░░ a nightmare at the ░░░░░░░░ and it s becoming ░░░░░░░░ norm U S airlines ░░░░░░░░ or canceled more than ░░░░░░░░ 000 flights over father ░░░░░░░░ day weekend Lydia hu ░░░░░░░░ at newark airport in ░░░░░░░░ Jersey Lydia I fly ░░░░░░░░ of that airport all ░░░░░░░░ time What are the ░░░░░░░░ doing to address the ░░░░░░░░ Reporter hi there Stuart ░░░░░░░░ are doing everything they ░░░░░░░░ to keep the workers ░░░░░░░░ they have and find ░░░░░░░░ hire new ones We ░░░░░░░░ actually getting some breaking ░░░░░░░░ in right now about ░░░░░░░░ airlines The union there ░░░░░░░░ united just reached a ░░░░░░░░ deal with the airline ░░░░░░░░ give their pilots a ░░░░░░░░ raise over the next ░░░░░░░░ months It s a ░░░░░░░░ big deal One of ░░░░░░░░ first deals to have ░░░░░░░░ reached since the start ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic We re ░░░░░░░░ out to the airline ░░░░░░░░ the union to get ░░░░░░░░ information for you and ░░░░░░░░ ll bring that to ░░░░░░░░ but it really illustrates ░░░░░░░░ the airline is doing ░░░░░░░░ keep the pilots that ░░░░░░░░ have because they need ░░░░░░░░ many They re also ░░░░░░░░ for agents and baggage ░░░░░░░░ offering 15 bucks an ░░░░░░░░ and Stuart offer ing ░░░░░░░░ signing bonus of 10 ░░░░░░░░ Just in the past ░░░░░░░░ nearly 8 000 flights ░░░░░░░░ into leaving or traveling ░░░░░░░░ the United States have ░░░░░░░░ canceled That s about ░░░░░░░░ increase over the same ░░░░░░░░ last year and Stuart ░░░░░░░░ one in four flights ░░░░░░░░ the country were delayed ░░░░░░░░ the past week Now ░░░░░░░░ a lot of air ░░░░░░░░ are blaming the backlog ░░░░░░░░ flights on rising demand ░░░░░░░░ weather and air traffic ░░░░░░░░ issues some pilots accuse ░░░░░░░░ of overscheduling flights As ░░░░░░░░ we are beyond exhausted ░░░░░░░░ are trying to get ░░░░░░░░ to fly to the ░░░░░░░░ that the FAA has ░░░░░░░░ bad news is it ░░░░░░░░ a flight cancels When ░░░░░░░░ schedule the airline to ░░░░░░░░ max you re going ░░░░░░░░ have failures Reporter now ░░░░░░░░ at newark Stuart I ░░░░░░░░ you fly in and ░░░░░░░░ of this airport quite ░░░░░░░░ It s really not ░░░░░░░░ positive looking picture here ░░░░░░░░ Newark international airport they ░░░░░░░░ have 7 of their ░░░░░░░░ canceled for today We ░░░░░░░░ tracking more than 470 ░░░░░░░░ canceled across the country ░░░░░░░░ as we ve been ░░░░░░░░ throughout the morning we ░░░░░░░░ seeing that number climbing ░░░░░░░░ we ll stay on ░░░░░░░░ of it Stuart well ░░░░░░░░ two of my daughters ░░░░░░░░ at that airport at ░░░░░░░░ 00 this morning for ░░░░░░░░ flight and that flight ░░░░░░░░ canceled so I think ░░░░░░░░ are still there probably ░░░░░░░░ to get your attention ░░░░░░░░ you Thank you very ░░░░░░░░ indeed I ll go ░░░░░░░░ them Stuart David you ░░░░░░░░ an awful lot What ░░░░░░░░ your experience lately Yeah ░░░░░░░░ know I just flew ░░░░░░░░ night as a matter ░░░░░░░░ fact and I fly ░░░░░░░░ much every single week ░░░░░░░░ I have all through ░░░░░░░░ as well and I ░░░░░░░░ say that I m ░░░░░░░░ delays more than cancellations ░░░░░░░░ 4 cancellations didn t ░░░░░░░░ that high to me ░░░░░░░░ those delays that s ░░░░░░░░ problematic The biggest thing ░░░░░░░░ d point out is ░░░░░░░░ the restrictions during Covid ░░░░░░░░ created this hostility between ░░░░░░░░ flight crews and the ░░░░░░░░ some airlines handled better ░░░░░░░░ others but it wasn ░░░░░░░░ like a friendly experience ░░░░░░░░ I wonder how much ░░░░░░░░ s weighing on things ░░░░░░░░ the mask mandates gone ░░░░░░░░ most people are not ░░░░░░░░ mask s now on ░░░░░░░░ and that s great ░░░░░░░░ I do think just ░░░░░░░░ needs to be more ░░░░░░░░ experience and they got ░░░░░░░░ bring that back Stuart ░░░░░░░░ are mad as hell ░░░░░░░░ the moment that s ░░░░░░░░ fact David thanks for ░░░░░░░░ with us appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ a good flight back ░░░░░░░░ California Thank you Stuart ░░░░░░░░ ahead Florida congressman Mike ░░░░░░░░ Brian