Southwest Airlines canceled one other 2,500 flights Tuesday and warned that mass disruptions will proceed all through the week, drawing scrutiny from the Transportation Department as different airways recovered from extreme winter climate.
Airlines have canceled hundreds of U.S. flights over the past week as winter storms introduced snow, ice, excessive winds and bitter chilly across the nation, derailing journey from coast to coast. But Southwest stood out for its persisting disruptions, whilst climate began bettering on Christmas Day and different carriers have been stabilizing.
The service’s cancellations on Tuesday represented 63% of its flights. On Monday, Southwest had minimize 70% of its schedule and stated it plans to fly about solely a 3rd of its schedule “for the following a number of days” in an effort to recuperate its operations. By comparability, Delta had canceled 9% of its mainline flights on Monday whereas United canceled 5%. American minimize lower than 1% of its flights, principally tied to an airport closure in Buffalo…
2022-12-27 14:53:56 Southwest cancels 70% of flights as journey disruptions ease elsewhere
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