I can confirm the shortage of crews for the 319's to be true. Yesterday, 3/31, I was scheduled LAS-CLT-ALB and when I got to the airport, my flight along with the flight to PIT and PHL were also cancelled. All of these flights I believe use the 319 or 320. I was told that crews can only fly so many hours per month and they had no one to fly the 319's out of Vegas. What a mess they had.
Luckily I got re-booked on a Delta flight thru CVG that left about 20 minutes later than my original flight and even arrived back into ALB 30 minutes earlier. And to top it off, due to some mix up in my booking (long story) I was put in first class from LAS-CVG. Also, I figured by getting rescheduled out of Vegas on the same day and not having to wait till 4/1, I saved big $$$$
If anyone else is going to Vegas soon, say hi to my money for me.
Bill
Upstate NY