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More Than Half of Southwest Airlines Flights Delayed After Technology Problem Paused Departures
More than half of Southwest’s schedule, were delayed, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.
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Off-Duty Pilot Helps Land Southwest Flight After Captain Falls Ill
A pilot from another airline who was a passenger aboard a Southwest flight helped land the aircraft after its captain “fainted or became incapacitated.”
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Video Shows Scary Moments After Bird Strike Leads to Southwest Cabin Filling With Smoke
A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Fort Lauderdale returned to Havana Sunday after the aircraft was reportedly struck by a bird and cellphone video showed smoke filling the cabin.
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Southwest Airlines to Serve Iced Coffee on Flights
If you prefer your coffee cold, you’ll love Southwest Airlines latest offering onboard its flights.
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Southwest Executive Tells Senate ‘We Messed Up' in Hearing Over Holiday Travel Meltdown
The Senate Committee will be hearing testimonies from Southwest Airlines. The investigation is looking into the holiday meltdown that the Dallas-based airline experience at the end of December 2022 and into January of this year
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Southwest CEO Maps Out a Recovery After Holiday Meltdown: ‘We Have Work to Do'
Southwest said it canceled about 16,700 flights between Dec. 21 through Dec. 31, failing to recover from severe winter weather.
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Southwest Moves to Rebuild Reputation After Cancellation Chaos During Holidays
With its flights running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is now turning its attention to repairing its damaged reputation after it canceled 15,000 flights around Christmas and left holiday travelers stranded.
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Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Southwest Airlines
A proposed class-action lawsuit against Southwest Airlines has been filed on behalf of two San Diegans. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford explains.
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San Diego Residents File Proposed Class-Action Lawsuit Against Southwest Airlines
A proposed class-action lawsuit was filed against Southwest Airlines on behalf of two San Diego County residents who bought tickets for flights that were canceled during the airline’s scheduling-system meltdown over the holidays.
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Southwest to Give Over $300 in Points to Customers Impacted by Cancellation Chaos
Southwest Airlines is trying to fix its relationship with travelers who got stuck by canceled flights over the holidays.
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Southwest Airlines Schedule Returns to Relative Normalcy After Week of Chaos
Southwest Airlines returned to a relatively normal flight schedule Friday, as the focus shifts to making things right with what could be well more than a million passengers who missed family connections or flights home during the holidays, and many of whom are still missing luggage.
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Airport Nightmare Continues in San Diego as Southwest Airlines Cancellations Mount
Thousands of Southwest Airlines flights nationwide are canceled Thursday creating travel frustrations at Southern California airports and leaving travelers stranded in cities all across the country.
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Southwest Says It Will Return to Normal Operations Friday After Days of Chaos
The airline is trying to extract itself from a sustained scheduling mess.
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Family Drives 21 Hours From Texas to LAX in Search for Stranded Southwest Airlines Luggage
There’s a story behind every bag among the sea of luggage lining the wall at the Southwest Airlines terminal baggage claim at Los Angeles International Airport.
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Passenger Disturbance Forces Oakland-Bound Southwest Flight to Return to Honolulu
An Oakland-bound Southwest Airlines flight had to return to Honolulu mid-flight due to a “passenger disturbance” in the air.
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San Diego Airport Hit Hard by Southwest Airlines Issues
NBC 7’s Jackie Crea is at the San Diego International Airport where they are having major delays.
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Why Is Southwest Having So Many Cancellations While Other Airlines Are Not?
It has less to do with the weather and more to do with something called the “point-to-point” model.
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How Does Southwest's Point-to-Point Model Work?
SWAPA, the union that represents Southwest Airlines’ pilots, says the way Southwest routes are designed is part of the reason the airline has had such a difficult time rebounding from winter weather delays and cancellations.
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Stranded Friends Hit The Road to Bypass Southwest's Cancellation Chaos
“Rather than risking the flights getting canceled, we decided for the sake of needing to get back to work, we would jump in the car instead,” Huante said. The road trip became their best plan when Huante’s mom made an offer they couldn’t refuse. “My mom said, ‘You take my car. I’ll go get the oil changed. Get the...
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Southwest Cancellations Continue as Rival Carriers Cap Fares to Help Stranded Flyers
The airline cut another 60% of its schedule even as operations at other airlines improved.