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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dee-Ann Durbin

The DOT is paying an airline for being more timely. It could help improve air travel for all

Travelers walk through the Southwest Airlines terminal at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on November 26, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland - (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The U.S. Department of Transportation is crediting Southwest Airlines $11 million for slashing flight delays in a move that could sway other airlines to make improvements of their own.

The credit comes after Southwest was hit with a hefty fine for canceling thousands of flights during a winter storm in 2022.

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