Southwest Airlines
U.S. airlines are facing significant challenges in expanding their fleets due to ongoing delivery delays from Boeing, exacerbated by the manufacturer’s safety crisis. The industry has had to lower its delivery expectations for the year, complicating efforts to accommodate surging travel demand. The situation worsened after a January 5 incident involving a midair panel blowout […]
Southwest Airlines could pay close to a billion dollars back to customers because of a holiday disaster when the company canceled over 16,000 flights and left people stranded. Reports say it could cost the airline company between $725 – $825 million. The company blamed some of the cancellations of the winter storms around that time.
This weekend, Southwest Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights, blaming the cancellations on air traffic control issues and weather. According to flight tracker FlightAware, Southwest canceled more than 1,000 flights, or 28% of its schedule as of yesterday at 5 pm. This is the highest rate by far of the major U.S. airline cancellations. Southwest […]
Since people can not seem to be on their best behavior on airplanes the Federal Government is stepping in. The Federal Aviation Administration said it has been keeping track of violent incidents since last year. The reason the FAA said its tracking incidents are because there has been an uptick in reports of unruly behavior. […]
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