CNN New Day Weekend June 4, 2024 11:56:00
Yesterday. now we're back again today. it was cancelled this morning. and now woe're back again. >> reporter: united ceo scott kirby said hiring has made its pandemic recovery quicker than others. since the start of this year, united hired 1,500 new pilots in hopes of alleviating staffing shortages and cancelled flights. in total, u.s. airlines cancelled more than 44,000 flights since june. >> all airlines are not created equal. >> reporter: kirby put some of the blame back on the federal government. last week, the federal aviation administration said a shortage of air traffic controllers dela...