The New York Times > Business > Travel Havoc Prompts U.S. to Investigate: "US Airways, which canceled nearly 400 flights and mishandled at least 10,000 bags, said yesterday that its operations had returned to normal after a large number of ramp workers in Philadelphia and flight attendants elsewhere called in sick."

"'It's not like management didn't have a feeling that this was going to happen,' said one longtime maintenance worker in Philadelphia, blaming his bosses for the situation even as he expressed disgust toward his colleagues. 'It happens on a lot of Sunday afternoons with the Eagles games,' the worker said. 'There have been days when 70 or 80 workers call in sick. You can't operate like this.'"