Senators: US should fine airlines over cancellations due to staff shortages

WASHINGTON D.C.: In a letter released this week, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Alex Padilla asked Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to take a harder line with airlines in the face of thousands of flight cancellations this summer because of staffing or operational issues.

In the latest push by lawmakers to convince regulators to get tough on the aviation industry, the two senators also urged the