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Delays. they got flights in here early. we'll see how that afternoon wave goes. i don't wanna call it a success yet because of course it's a noon. we'll see how it goes in the afternoon. keep an eye on the hubs. this is what experts say. keep an eye on the places where airlines are base because that is where we could see those domino effects. that's where we could see some major pain. take a listen to what the managing editor of the points guide had to say. >> unfortunately, when cancellations and delays start happening, it is not the original. houston is a major hub for unit airline. dallas i...

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Passengers say it sounded like an explosion and sent the plane into a nosedive. >> i was texting my sister to make certain that she told my kids that i loved them. >> it was in back of me to the left. and i did hear it. it sounded like a shot and a lot of air decompressing. it was quick and it was scary. >> since then the airline has found cracks in three more planes. so how did those cracks go unnoticed? last hour i spoke with mary schiavo, a former inspector general of the u.s. department of transportation. here's what she had to say about the accident. >> two things occurred. one is they al...

737s ripped apart at 34,000 feet. passengers say it sounded like an explosion. >> my husband said when he looked up, it's immediately, oh, my gosh, it's a blue sky. we looked at each other and thought, oh, my gosh, this is not a good sign. immediately put our head down, looked up, the air masks fell down immediately within seconds, so we grabbed our masks, started to kind of look out the window, and as soon as i tried to look out the window and put up the shade screens, the aircraft went into a complete nosedive, fast. >> okay, that's frightening enough, but here's the really scary part. this ...

You could drill out the cracks and then let the plane fly with cracks. that might work for some other airline, but not for southwest. because they have the punishing schedule for their planes in the industry. why, because they get good usage out of their planes, five, six, seven flights a day and that puts a lot of strain on an old plane. >> so the case of getting special equipment to look at these planes to make sure they donate have cracks, isn't it worth it? >> it is. but unfortunately what we often see with airlines, they don't do that kind of inspection unless the government requires it. ...