If they can't even get domestic routes to work these days, how are supposed to get things fixed in Asia?
On Wednesday they cancelled a 757 ORD-SAN causing tons of forced overnights and most West Coast flights were full in both cabins. Next morning with a huge wait list already they cancelled the next ORD-SAN flight
It was a huge mess and considering they cancelled the first flight 20 hours before departure, it was clearly an operational decision as well.
Honestly, if they can't even run normal operations out of the largest hub for 2 days in a row w/o any weather issues, how do you expect them to fix planes in PVG