Southwest Airlines cancels more flights, draws federal investigation
A day after most U.S. airlines had recovered from the storm, Southwest called off about 2,600 more flights on the East Coast by midafternoon.
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A day after most U.S. airlines had recovered from the storm, Southwest called off about 2,600 more flights on the East Coast by midafternoon.
The U.S. Department of Transportation says it will look into flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines that have left travelers stranded at airports across the country amid an intense winter storm that has killed dozens of people.
Major U.S. airlines were broadsided by the massive weekend winter storm that swept across large swaths of the country but had largely recovered heading into Monday, except for one.
Southwest cancelled more than 60% of its flights Tuesday and warned it would operate just over a third of its usual schedule in the days ahead.
<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/dot-to-probe-southwest-cancellations-that-stranded-flyers/"></div>DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines scrubbed thousands of flights again Tuesday in the aftermath of the massive winter storm that wrecked Christmas travel plans across the U.S., and the federal government said it would investigate why the company lagged so far behind other carriers. A day after most U.S. airlines had recovered from the storm, […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt -->&l...