I do believe weather had much to do with the problems. As one poster mentioned, HNL FAs were covering the east coast. There are also NYC FAs covering west coast flying.

FAs are being rerouted on their trips.

NYC just received I believe 400 new hire FAs, I could be a bit off on that number. But I guess Delta plans on hiring an additional 1400 FAs.

Both NYC and ATL have been running low on reserve FAs for a good portion of the year so far with other bases covering their trips.

This is where the flexibility and service with a smile comes into play for irops for the new hires. We'll see how they manage.