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Southwest will pay a huge fine for its behavior in the near future
Southwest Airlines has been fined $750 million by the US Transportation Department (DOT) over its treatment of passengers in 2022 for the holidays. In the last six years, Southwest has paid out over $600 million in refunds and reimbursements to passengers who faced disruptions. The airline failed to give accurate flight status notifications and provide…
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There are new aircraft, routes and airplane cabins that are taking off
Southwest Airlines said it has re-routed nearly 1,000 flights since the beginning of the year due to COVID-19 pandemic. It added that the flights were cancelled or postponed due to a “significant number of occurrences”, including a bird strike and a bomb scare on one of its jets. Southwest said it has also re-routed about…
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700 flights have been canceled as winter weather moves in
Southwest Airlines on Monday cancelled all its flights for the second day in a row due to the coronavirus outbreak in California. The airline, which has now cancelled over 7,000 flights this year, has apologised to its customers and said that they’ll work the whole night and day to repair its relationship with them.
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Southwest cancels more than 2,800 flights.
Over 2,300 Southwest Airlines flights were cancelled on Thursday after the carrier was forced to cancel over 2,000 flights across the US due to the COVID-19 crisis. Some airports in the US, including Chicago’s Midway International, Harry Reid in Las Vegas and William P. Pershing International Airport in western New York, did not resume passenger…
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Southwest has canceled approximately 4,800 flights as its reduced schedule continues.
The US State Department has issued a statement saying that it is “concerned” about the mass flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines due to the winter storm in the country. “We’re working closely with state and local officials to assist them in any way we can,” it said. Over 3,700 flights were cancelled on Monday, with…
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Southwest cancels more than 2,800 flights.
Southwest Airlines on Thursday said it has cancelled over 16,700 flights between December 21 and December 29 due to a series of “inhumane” service disruptions amid heavy rains and hail. It added that passengers can apply online for baggage returns, flight refunds and travel expenses from this week’s disruption. The airline said it expects to…
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Travelers from Southwest can expect a variety of things.
US-based Southwest Airlines has apologised to travellers who were stuck on flights due to a winter storm, saying they would be rebooked online. The carrier added it had “voluntarily cancelled and delayed many flights due to staffing issues”. “We sincerely apologise to our passengers for any inconvenience this has caused,” it further said.
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The Department of Transportation warned Southwest Airlines to follow through on their promises.
Southwest Airlines has said that it will be able to use just over a third of their scheduled flights in the coming days because they’re able to “get into the right positions”. Southwest also apologised for its flight cancellations and delays following a week of weather-related flight cancellations in the US. It said passengers could…
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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 Airlines’ social media performance is catching on.
Thousands of US-based Southwest Airlines flights were cancelled and some passengers were left stranded since Monday after a winter storm struck the US. Southwest apologised and said passengers can apply online for baggage returns, flight refunds and travel expense from this week’s disruption. The airline added that there has also been an issue of “connecting…
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Thousands of passengers are left stranded across the US after Southwest cancels thousands of flights.
As many as 2,600 Southwest Airlines flights were cancelled on Tuesday and over 1,500 on Wednesday due to a blizzard in several US cities. “Southwest is doing everything they can to get our passengers home safely,” the company said. However, it added, “We’re still working tirelessly to get our passengers home safely…[and] we’ll continue to…
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The operational collapse at Southwest Airlines has a lot to do with the snowstorm.
American carrier Southwest Airlines, which has cancelled over 13,000 flights so far this week due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, is unable to locate their own crews, let alone their own passengers, baggage or both, the union that represents Southwest’s Flight Attendants told CNN. This comes after a leaked memo said that if staff members…
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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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You are stuck at the airport.
Amid a coronavirus outbreak in the US that has led to the cancellation of over 2,200 flights on Thursday, airline giant Southwest Airlines said it would “honour reasonable requests for reimbursement for meals, hotel and alternate transportation”. The airline added that it had offered vouchers in some cases. Earlier, the US government had declared a…
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Southwest canceled 2,800 flights in a full-blown debacle.
A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines said that the recent winter storm is to blame for the flight cancellations. The airline cancelled over 2,900 flights on Monday and over 2,500 flights on Tuesday, at least 60% of its schedule, according to FlightAware. Other issues that have exacerbated the airline’s struggles include problems with “connecting flight crews…
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Southwest cancels 5, 400 flights in 48 hours.
Southwest Airlines cancelled more than 2,870 flights on Monday amid severe weather in the US. According to flight trackerFlightAware, at least 70% of its schedule for the day was cancelled. Southwest said the severe weather had forced daily changes to its flight schedule at a volume that still has the tools its teams use to…
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Southwest cancels 5000 flights in less than 48 hours.
Southwest Airlines on Monday said that it’ll operate about one-third of its schedule for the next few days as it continues to recover from severe weather. The airline, which had cancelled over 5,000 flights due to severe weather, added that it still has the tools its teams use to recover the airline operating at capacity.
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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…
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A “full-blown meltdown,” according to Southwest, which canceled more than 2,800 flights.
A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines said the recent winterstorm is to blame for the cancellation of thousands of flights due to the Fourth of July holiday in the US, adding that the airline would be providing buses to area hotels. “We’ll have sufficient rooms for all customers who are affected by this disruption,” a Southwest…