Tag: Southwest Airlines

Capitol Report: Classified Documents Found in Biden’s Previous Office; House Republicans Vote to Defund the IRS

Lawmakers are reacting to classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s private office. New committees formed Tuesday on Capitol Hill; one is a GOP-led effort to probe government organizations. The other is an effort to oppose the Chinese Communist Party’s global influence. In one of the first orders of business, the House GOP moves to limit…


Exclusive: Despite Bigger Issues, Southwest Airlines Still Fights Against Fired Pro-Life Worker

In the throes of a Christmas-time operational meltdown, Southwest Airlines filed for a new trial in a high-profile employee rights case—a decision that makes critics question the airline’s sense of priorities. The airline claims that a federal judge and jury erred when deciding in favor of a flight attendant, Charlene Carter. After being fired for using social…


Up to $825M Lost in Epic Meltdown, Southwest Airlines Says

The so-called Christmastime “flightmare” of Southwest Airlines could cost the embattled company $825 million. That’s the impact Southwest estimates so far in a new, government-required financial update. Because the company canceled “more than 16,700 flights” from Dec. 21-31, Southwest declared an “estimated fourth quarter 2022 pre-tax negative impact in the range of $725 million to…


Customer Sues Southwest Airlines Over Denied Refunds For Two Cancelled Flights

A Louisiana man has filed a federal lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, claiming the company improperly denied refunds for flights canceled during its recent operational chaos. The lawsuit, filed on Dec. 30 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, “is believed to be the first” legal complaint arising from Southwest’s pre and post-Christmas snarls,…


Customer Sues Southwest Airlines Over Denied Refunds for 2 Cancelled Flights

A Louisiana man has filed a federal lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, claiming the company improperly denied refunds for flights canceled during its recent operational chaos. The lawsuit, filed on Dec. 30 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, “is believed to be the first” legal complaint arising from Southwest’s pre and post-Christmas snarls,…


Customer Sues Southwest Airlines Over Denied Refunds for 2 Canceled Flights

A Louisiana man has filed a federal lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, claiming that the company improperly denied refunds for flights that were canceled during its recent operational chaos. The lawsuit, filed on Dec. 30, 2022, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, “is believed to be the first” legal complaint arising from Southwest’s…


Southwest Airlines Offers Travelers Over $300 Worth of Frequent Flyer Points After Christmas Travel Chaos

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan, who apologized in December after the flight carrier canceled more than 15,000 flights over the Christmas holiday period, is offering 25,000 frequent-flyer points to travelers who were affected by the ordeal. According to a screenshot of an email Jordan sent out to travelers impacted by the cancelations and posted to Twitter by the Points…


Evidence Suggests Buttigieg and Southwest Were Aware of Problems Before Christmas Meltdown

Southwest Airlines has blamed their massive flight cancellations on the winter weather, and Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has promised to hold them accountable, but data from earlier in the year indicates that both parties were aware of potential transportation and computer problems before they happened. The National Association of Attorneys General sent a…


Southwest Airlines Is Sued for Not Providing Refunds After Meltdown

NEW YORK—Southwest Airlines has been sued by a passenger who said it failed to provide refunds to passengers left stranded when an operational meltdown led the carrier to cancel more than 15,000 flights late last month. In a proposed class action filed on Dec. 30 in New Orleans federal court, Eric Capdeville accused Southwest of…


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

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…