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Southwest under fire for promoting executives amid flight meltdown that left thousands stranded

Company had a nightmarish holiday season with Biden administration promising to hold it accountable

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How NOTAM caused widespread flight disruptions

Until Wednesday, few travelers had heard of a Notice to Air Missions, or NOTAM

The Independent UK

White House stands behind Buttigieg after fallout from airline disruptions

Administration ‘has confidence’ in Transportation Secretary in wake of airline fallout

The Independent UK

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‘It’s been rough’: passengers weather another day of chaos at US airports

From weather disruptions to computer problems to crew shortages, customers are once again caught in travel limbo

The Guardian - US

Flights grounded across US after FAA system Failure

A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration brought flights to a standstill across the US, with hundreds of delays quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide.

The Times of India

FAA system outage causes chaos with thousands of flight delays: ‘Haven’t seen a ground stop like this since 9/11’

‘Plane is 80 per cent empty as presumably many people bailed when they saw the news’

The Independent UK

White House says ‘no evidence of a cyber attack’ after outage grounded flights across US

A ‘ground stop’ halted takeoffs across the US because pilots could not access a key computer system

The Independent UK

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Washington presses Southwest Airlines for prompt refunds, reimbursements after meltdown

The U.S. Department of Transportation and Secretary Pete Buttigieg will require Southwest Airlines to give prompt refunds and reimburse extra expenses after its holiday cancellation meltdown, adding pressure from Washington to speed along a move the carrier is already making to placate customers.

Tribune News Service

Octogenarian Biden begins new year facing age-old question on 2024 race

In the coming months, Biden faces a simple question: will he seek a second term at the end of which he would be 86?

The Guardian - US

Southwest Airlines' holiday chaos could cost the company as much as $825 million

Southwest Airlines says disruptions that led to more than 16,700 cancelled flights over the holidays will have severe financial consequences for the company.

WEKU

Democratic congressman Jimmy Gomez wears baby in carrier during House speaker votes

California congressman Jimmy Gomez brought his four-month-old son, Hodge, to work on Capitol Hill as chaos over the next Speaker of the House continues

The Independent UK

Southwest's meltdown could end up being good for travelers

The Southwest debacle could lead to big consumer-friendly changes

Axios

Pete Buttigieg expertly shuts down criticism of Invictus Games trip with his husband in Fox News interview

‘I led the American delegation as one of the great honours of my time in this job’

The Independent UK

Senate surprise highlights Michigan's deep bench of Democratic stars

Michigan has become ground zero for Democratic talent.

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Tribune News Service

Here's who might run for Debbie Stabenow's Senate seat

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow's announcement Thursday that she won't run for re-election shocked Michigan's political class and sparked buzz across the halls of Capitol Hill and Lansing about who would throw in for the battleground race in 2024.

Roll Call

Capitol Hill promises even more scrutiny for Southwest Airlines - Roll Call

Southwest Airlines will be subject to Senate scrutiny after canceling more than 70 percent of its flights the day after Christmas.

The Independent UK

Delta is investigating a pilot for making anti-Pete Buttigieg comments

A pilot in Atlanta blamed the transportation secretary for planes getting grounded in Florida

The Independent UK

Delta customer sparks debate for trolling Southwest as Delta Sky Club serves frozen espresso: ‘Some of us aren’t rich’

A video showing the Delta Sky Club has gone viral amid Southwest Airlines’ flight cancellation chaos

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The Independent UK

Southwest Airlines schedule returns to relative normalcy

Southwest Airlines is returning to a relatively normal flight schedule 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

The Independent UK

Southwest workers say they were left with frostbite after 16-hour shifts

Airline mired in crisis triggered in part by last week’s winter storm

WEKU

Southwest Airlines' #epicfail takes social media by storm

Thousands of cancellations, lost bags and endless lines have angry customers taking to social media to voice their discontent.

Al Jazeera

Southwest Airlines promises stability after mass US cancellations

US Department of Transportation vows to investigate Southwest Airlines for cancellations following severe winter storm.

Fortune

The Southwest Airlines debacle made (some of) its rivals do the unthinkable: Cap fares to help stranded passengers

When it hasn’t been expensive to travel this holiday season, it’s been impossible. But a few major airlines are forgoing profits to help grounded Southwest customers.

The Independent UK

Fox News ridiculed for blaming Pete Buttigieg for Southwest Airlines flight fiasco

Democrats critcize right-leaning network for unfair chyron

Salon

Sanders calls out Southwest CEO "greed"

The Vermont senator blasted Southwest's "unacceptable" meltdown and demanded the Transportation Department step in

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