10 American Airlines flights canceled at TIA today

TAMPA -- While American Airlines passengers continued to suffer flight cancellations today at Tampa International Airport, the number of problem flights was less than half of what they were the day before.

American Airlines scrubbed 5 departures and 5 arrivals at TIA, airport spokeswoman Brenda Geoghagan said. Midwest Airlines, which canceled two flights serving Tampa on Thursday, was back in the air today.

"That’s probably it for today," Geoghagan said of today’s cancellations. "But we’ll probably have a few cancellations on Saturday."

Questionable wiring in the wings of some jets has grounded dozens of American’s planes this week.or the fourth consecutive day, the nation's largest airline carrier canceled hundreds of nationwide flights on Friday. For the latest, check the airport's flight tracking Web page.

-- James Thorner, Times staff writer