The Latest Breaking News from Southwest

An expert explains why the Southwest meltdown was predictable, and what that really means for the industry.

The airline had a major meltdown that left passengers stranded. It didn't have to.

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

You can go a long way for $39 this month.

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.

The airline is still not out of the woods after a holiday weekend that left thousands of travelers stranded.

Southwest Airlines has regained most of the value it lost on Wall Street when its operations cratered in late December and left hundreds of thousands of passengers without flights around Christmas.

Simon Calder loves the carrier that Herb Kelleher founded in Texas in 1971. But there are limits

The operational chaos that engulfed Southwest Airlines Co. over the busy holiday period was a crisis decades in the making.

Are you done with Southwest Airlines, after your Christmas and New Year’s travel was ruined by the airline?

The airline has found a way to make air travel a whole lot better (or at least less unpleasant).