United CEO: We’re Doing Everything We Can To Get the Airline Running Reliably

Reporter voice over In ░░░░░░░░ exclusive interview Kirby put ░░░░░░░░ of the blame back ░░░░░░░░ the federal government Last ░░░░░░░░ the Federal Aviation Administration ░░░░░░░░ a shortage of air ░░░░░░░░ controllers delayed flights into ░░░░░░░░ JFK and LaGuardia by ░░░░░░░░ to two hours KIRBY ░░░░░░░░ the bigger challenges are ░░░░░░░░ the airlines themselves they ░░░░░░░░ all the support infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ aviation that hasn t ░░░░░░░░ up as quickly Reporter ░░░░░░░░ me push back on ░░░░░░░░ just a tiny bit ░░░░░░░░ United has had 5 ░░░░░░░░ cancellation this summer What ░░░░░░░░ you say to somebody ░░░░░░░░ does see this as ░░░░░░░░ airline issue rather than ░░░░░░░░ other cause KIRBY Well ░░░░░░░░ I would say we ░░░░░░░░ doing everything we can ░░░░░░░░ get the airline running ░░░░░░░░ We know that s ░░░░░░░░ most important thing or ░░░░░░░░ customers It s our ░░░░░░░░ one priority When the ░░░░░░░░ says you can t ░░░░░░░░ airplanes at the airport ░░░░░░░░ will have delays and ░░░░░░░░ Reporter voice over Transportation ░░░░░░░░ Pete Buttigieg insists air ░░░░░░░░ control issues do not ░░░░░░░░ for many cancellations this ░░░░░░░░