We are not usually prowling around in here on Sunday nights, but in checking the email tonight I noted a couple of notes from readers, including the irrepressible Scott McMurren up there in Alaska, along with an email advisory from Joe Brancatelli from earlier today. It seems that Northwest Airlines has canceled a lot of flights this weekend — and Joe was advising folks to check on their flights before leaving for the airport.

According to FlightStats, on Friday, the airline cancelled 100 flights. On Saturday, it cancelled 159 flights, or 12% of its schedule. Sunday, as of 8:50 p.m. CDT, the airline had cancelled a hefty 190 flights. or about 16% of its schedule.

Sent out a few notes to some Northwest folks we know, and yes, they all are confirming to us tonight that the airline has had to cancel flights because they simply don’t have the crews to fly them.

And we have almost a whole week left in June.

While we can pretty much bet the farm this isn’t the only airline that is having these problems, Northwest does seem to be having the worst case.

The flight attendants and the pilots have been telling Northwest for months that there were going to be crew shortages this summer.

Well — here we go.