American Airlines cancels hundreds of flights over staffing shortage

American Airlines canceled more than 300 flights Saturday and Sunday, many because they couldn’t staff crews for the planes, CNBC reported.

Bad weather in the south and other factors led the airline to reduce its flight schedule by 1 percent in the first half of July, reports said.

That reduction will “minimize surprises at the airport,” said a statement from the company provided to The Post.

“The first few weeks of June have brought unprecedented weather to our largest hubs, heavily impacting our operation and causing delays, canceled flights and disruptions to crew member schedules and our customers’ plans,” the statement said.

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