SkyWest Airlines, which operates many flights for the nation s biggest airlines, cancelled about 1,000 flights Thursday and Friday because of what it called an internal technical issue.
30 HOURS WITH The airline said it was working to return to significant operations but expected normal cancellations Friday. The tracking service FlightAware had canceled more than 350 flights for the day, according to SkyWest through late morning.
SkyWest, based in Utah, is a regional carrier that operates flights for other airlines with planes that typically seat fewer than 100 passengers. SkyWest flights are listed as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Horizon Air. Passengers on those flights may not know that they are being operated by a regional airline.