Category: Winter Storm Elliott

Southwest Airlines Touts $49 Airfares, Job Promotions Amid Meltdown Fallout

Southwest Airlines has announced an airfare sale and job promotions for some of its leaders while the company is still handling a flood of consumer complaints in the wake of 16,500 canceled flights. Southwest began selling $49 one-way airfares on Jan. 10 for nonstop trips between select cities. Examples of these “low-fare getaways” include jaunts between Austin,…


Federal Agencies Investigate North American Electric Grid’s Resilience During Winter Storm Elliott

Federal regulatory agencies are investigating the North American electric grid’s resilience during Winter Storm Elliott’s arctic weather conditions over the Christmas holiday. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) announced a joint inquiry on Wednesday into how bulk-power-system (BPS) operations held up through sub-freezing temperatures brought by the…