This is direct result of democrats in Congress forcing the industry to, like maintain the planes instead of “self-regulating” passengers into smoking hole in the ground. I have another trans-pacific flight in 2 weeks and this comes not a moment too soon:
New Delays Loom as F.A.A. Expands Airliner Review – New York Times
Air travelers, whose plans have already been disrupted by thousands of canceled flights recently, may face continued chaos in coming weeks as the Federal Aviation Administration and the airlines expand their scrutiny of passenger planes.The groundings at airlines like American, Alaska, Delta and Southwest resulted from a broader round of inspections, ordered by the F.A.A., to determine whether the airlines have complied with past directives to check airplane structures, wires, electronics and other components.
