MYSTERIOUS: 25 - You Need To See This

Airport police officer threatens to arrest stranded passengers waiting to rebook cancelled Southwest flights

The clash came as travelers across the country faced delays and cancellations

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022

‘System failure’: US blames Southwest Airlines for meltdown

US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigeig says mass flight cancellations are not merely a ‘weather-driven issue’.

Al Jazeera · Dec 28, 2022

Southwest Airlines cancellations drag on with no end in sight

Southwest Airlines canceled more than 4,800 flights for Wednesday and Thursday as its operational meltdown bleeds into a second week with no indication of when it will end.

Tribune News Service · Dec 28, 2022

Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball

Families hoping to catch a Southwest Airlines flight after days of cancellations, missing luggage and missed family connections are suffering through another wave of scrubbed flights

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022

Southwest canceled their flights. Then 4 strangers had an adventure

LOS ANGELES — Deborah Rombaut was not at Sacramento International Airport to make friends. She just wanted to get home to Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 28, 2022

Southwest cancels another 4,800 flights as its reduced schedule continues

The airline's CEO says the company is hoping to be "back on track before next week." But until then, it's continuing on a reduced schedule.

WEKU · Dec 28, 2022

Buttigieg vows Southwest Airlines will be held ‘accountable’ for 15,700 cancelled flights over holidays

Transportation Secretary says airline has ‘completely melted down’ after cancelling more than 15,000 flights since 22 December

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022

Far from a shock, Southwest meltdown was ‘perfect storm’ of well-known vulnerabilities

As chaos at Southwest Airlines brought misery to thousands of frustrated travelers and growing scrutiny from U.S. regulators and lawmakers, many in the aviation industry said the massive cancellation of flights by the nation’s largest domestic carrier was far from surprising.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 28, 2022

Sandy Banks: Southwest Airlines becomes the Grinch that stole Christmas travel

The numbers tell a sobering story of Southwest Airlines' holiday collapse: thousands of flights abruptly canceled, and thousands upon thousands of travelers stranded for days in airport terminals.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 28, 2022

Editorial: Deregulation got us cheap flights. It also got us this travel nightmare

Pictures of travelers still marooned in airports over the long holiday week are deeply disturbing.

Tribune News Service · Dec 28, 2022