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Southwest Airlines, Not the Weather, at Fault for Flight Chaos, Federal Notice Says

Southwest Airlines, Not the Weather, at Fault for Flight Chaos, Federal Notice Says
Southwest Airlines cancelled more than 16,500 flights over the holiday period. Pictured are aircraft at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California, on March 28, 2019. Mark Ralston/AFP
Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
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Southwest Airlines leadership was at fault for thousands of flight cancellations and delays from Dec. 24 to Dec. 29, the U.S. Department of Transportation says.

“While weather can disrupt flight schedules, the thousands of cancellations by Southwest in recent days have not been because of the weather,” Secretary of Transport Pete Buttigieg said in a Dec. 29 letter to Southwest CEO Bob Jordan.

Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Reporter
Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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