The Latest Breaking News from Southwest

Airline delays and cancellations are bad. Ahead of the holiday weekend, they’re getting worse

In a worrisome sign for the long Fourth of July weekend, bad weather on the East Coast and airline and air traffic control staffing shortages cause major flight delays.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 29, 2023

Dirty planes and high prices: US workers and passengers expect further misery as air travel rebounds

Employees complain about pay and conditions, travelers say prices are too high and service is poor – why is airline travel so bad?

The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2023

Former Southwest Airlines customer-service agent at Midway Airport charged with selling vouchers

Federal prosecutors accuse DaJuan Martin of making and selling nearly $1.9 million in travel vouchers using phony names. He allegedly sold them at less than face value.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 7, 2023

Two planes abort landings as air traffic shouts 'you shouldn't be on the runway'

Air traffic controllers at San Francisco International Airport were heard angrily berating the Southwest pilot during the terrifying incident on May 19

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2023

Passenger reveals ‘flirtatious’ trick to keep row free on Southwest flights

‘Southwest seating is such a strategy game,’ one viewer commented

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Two planes abort landings in San Francisco after pilots spot Southwest Airlines jet on runway

United Arlines and Alaska Airlines flights were forced to circle before landing safely at SFO

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

2 planes aborted landings in San Francisco when a Southwest jet taxied across their runways

Two airliners aborted their landings at San Francisco International Airport last week after pilots spotted a Southwest Airlines jet taxiing across the runways on which they were going to land

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Labor tensions at Texas airlines could make for a strained summer of travel

It’s gearing up to be a record year of demand for summer travel.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2023

Companies like CVS and UnitedHealth are now some of the world’s biggest businesses. Is that healthy for the rest of us?

The companies and their rivals say their enormous size and scope makes them the best candidates to fix America’s health care system. After a new wave of mergers, they're under pressure to prove it.

Fortune · May 24, 2023

The latest workers calling for a better quality of life: airline pilots

In ongoing contract negotiations, pilots at major airlines are pushing for changes in scheduling, to allow for more time at home and fewer missed birthdays and other celebrations.

WEKU · May 22, 2023