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Southwest is canceling thousands of flights, leaving passengers stranded
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wrote to Southwest CEO Bob Jordan that officials will take action against the airline if it does not follow through on promises to reimburse passengers for alternative transportation costs, as well as provide meals, hotels, refunds and luggage reunification. A Southwest executive said the airline is making “a pledge to…
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Southwest is promising a much better Friday.
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan, in a video statement, apologised for the cancellations of more than 1,000 flights on Monday and Tuesday due to the winter storm in the US. In the video, he said that the cancellations were due to record- cold temperatures across the country. This comes after former US Transportation Secretary Elaine…
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Southwest customers can get home if United and American Airlines put price caps on some cities.
The US-based airline, Southwest Airlines, on Tuesday announced that it was cancelling over 4,000 of its flights for the second straight day due to a strike by its flight attendants. “The safety and security of our crew is our top priority,” CEO Bob Jordan said. He added that the airline planned to operate just over…
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Southwest has canceled thousands of flights in the past, but this is a full-blown meltdown.
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan has said the airline plans to operate just over a third of its schedule in upcoming days to give itself the ability for crews to get into the right positions. Employees also said they haven’t been able to communicate with the airline. The airline said that it will fly about…