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| Good morning and happy Wednesday to you, Daily Money readers. It's Jayme Deerwester, back with some good news for Amazon Prime subscribers: You're getting some new perks. |
| Starting Wednesday, all Prime subscribers will also receive a free year of Grubhub+, which offers unlimited free delivery on food orders above $12 from select restaurants. |
| The membership also includes other bonuses like free food and order discounts, the companies revealed in an announcement Wednesday. |
| Amazon is also introducing special deals for Prime members ahead of the debut of Thursday Night Football, which launches this fall exclusively on Prime Video with the arrival of the new NFL season. |
| We also have a rundown of the best early Prime Day deals you can shop now. |
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Are FAA staffing shortages to blame for summer flight delays? |
| Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration are pointing fingers over the main culprit behind the delays and cancellations plaguing air travelers this summer. |
| Airlines for America, an industry trade group that represents the carriers, sent a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg last month, saying that air traffic control staffing issues in a few key centers are causing a significant number of delays, even on some clear-weather days. |
| For its part, the FAA said there are no major nationwide staffing issues, but acknowledged that some centers have had problems this summer. |
| So is there an air traffic control staff shortage? It's complicated. FAA hiring and training were severely affected by the pandemic, so the pipeline for new air traffic controllers is backed up. |
| All told, air traffic control staffing issues are rarely the sole cause of a delay, but they can compound other problems, like weather delays, and lead to passengers getting stuck on the ground for longer. |
| "Numerous factors are contributing to air travel delays and cancellations," the FAA said in a statement. "The number one cause for delays and cancellation of flights by airlines is convective weather. Second is demand for travel." |
🎵 Mood music 🎵 |
| Let's hear some classic Weird Al Yankovic in honor of Amazon Prime members getting free Grubhub delivery: |
| "Eat it! Eat it! If it's getting cold, reheat it. Have a big dinner, have a light snack. If you don't like it, you can't send it back. Just eat it!" |
About The Daily Money |
| Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best consumer news from USA TODAY. We break down financial news and provide the TLDR version: how decisions by the Federal Reserve, government and companies impact you. It even comes with its own Spotify playlist. It features every song quoted here. |
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