62% of all Southwest flights canceled Tuesday
Southwest said its issues could continue for days as it tries to move thousands of stranded travelers who are stuck in airports with canceled flights.
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Southwest said its issues could continue for days as it tries to move thousands of stranded travelers who are stuck in airports with canceled flights.
Problems at Southwest Airlines appeared to snowball after the worst of the storm passed. It cancelled more than 70% of its flights Monday, more than 60% on Tuesday, and warned that it would operate just over a third of its usual schedule in the days ahead to allow crews to get back to where they needed to be.
Southwest was hit particularly hard because of a cascade of issues.
Many airlines were forced to cancel flights due to the weather, but Southwest was by far the leader in canceled flights.
Officials in New York say state and military police were sent to keep people from driving in snow-choked Buffalo.