American Airlines Strands 100,000 Customers

American Airlines stranded so many people over wiring issues. Thousands of people were exasperated and upset by the cancellation of those flights and the loudest complaints came from the airline's own employees. The pilots union took out full-page newspaper ads criticizing the carrier. Flight attendants have renewed a campaign against stock bonuses for top executives. American canceled 595 flights on Friday, bringing the running total to about 3,080 and said more flights would be canceled Saturday.