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Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball

Another 2,500 flights are being pulled from arrival and departure boards Wednesday and more are expected throughout the day.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 28, 2022

Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball

Families hoping to catch a Southwest Airlines flight after days of cancellations, missing luggage and missed family connections are suffering through another wave of scrubbed flights

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022

Southwest canceled their flights. Then 4 strangers had an adventure

LOS ANGELES — Deborah Rombaut was not at Sacramento International Airport to make friends. She just wanted to get home to Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 28, 2022

Editorial: Deregulation got us cheap flights. It also got us this travel nightmare

Pictures of travelers still marooned in airports over the long holiday week are deeply disturbing.

Tribune News Service · Dec 28, 2022

Dallas Love Field passengers desperate to get home after Southwest cancellations

It was another miserable day for many at Dallas Love Field.

Tribune News Service · Dec 28, 2022

How Southwest Airlines ground to a halt, leaving more passengers stranded than other big carriers

Analysts say Southwest’s point-to-point flight system, antiquated technology, go-it-alone ticketing and overworked employees led to massive holiday breakdown.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 28, 2022

Transportation Department to scrutinize Southwest after high rate of cancellations

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it will investigate Southwest Airlines’ onslaught of cancellations that stranded thousands of travelers and their luggage at airports and wreaked havoc on holiday plans.

Tribune News Service · Dec 27, 2022

Southwest Airlines’ holiday meltdown brings on federal investigation

The Dallas-based airline has canceled more flights than any other airline during the holidays, prompting federal investigators to ask why.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 27, 2022

Southwest Airlines will fly one-third of its scheduled flights this week, and customers are furious

Southwest stock has dropped 6% after the airline canceled two-thirds of its flights this week.

Fortune · Dec 27, 2022

The blizzard is just one reason behind the operational meltdown at Southwest Airlines

Southwest isn't the only airline experiencing delays and cancellations, but it is by far the worst-hit, with about 5,500 of its flights canceled across the country in the last two days.

WEKU · Dec 27, 2022