Airline execs pushing for more spending, staff after FAA systems failure
Airlines are calling on federal authorities to bolster FAA staff and spending after its technological glitch earlier this week.
Air travel across US thrown into chaos after computer outage
Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Wednesday after a government system that offers safety and other information to pilots broke down, stranding some planes on the ground for hours.
FAA computer outage causes flight cancellations, delays nationwide
The NOTAM system broke down late Tuesday and was not fixed until midmorning Wednesday, leading to more than 1,200 flight cancellations and more than 8,500 delays by early afternoon on the East Coast, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.
Promotions, not job cuts, follow Southwest Airlines holiday chaos
Southwest announced five promotions to help with operations. The airline canceled thousands of flights in late December because of a winter storm.
Wells Fargo exec fired, arrested for urinating on woman during flight
Shankar Mishra was picked up by police in the southern city of Bengaluru and brought to the Indian capital on Saturday.
American Airlines drops 3 cities from service, blaming pilot shortage, 'soft demand'
Columbus, Georgia; Del Rio, Texas; and Long Beach, California will lose American Airlines service this spring.
Labor Department finds American Airlines retaliated against employees who reported toxic fumes on planes
Americans Airlines disagreed with the department's findings.
Airlines expected to offer flight deals, but they'll be short-lived
Domestic round trips are expected to drop to $258 in January before rising again.
Southwest’s strong 2022 rebound soured by holiday debacle
Southwest Airlines anticipates a money-losing fourth quarter after a winter storm and technology meltdown led to nearly 17,000 canceled flights and stranded hundreds of thousands of holiday travelers.
Southwest Airlines cancellations: Dallas-based carrier offers 25,000 reward points to affected travelers
Customers got an email from the company apologizing, saying it is processing refunds and reimbursement requests. Affected passengers were also given 25,000 Rapid Rewards points. Some say that's not enough.
Southwest’s weather data system suffers ‘brief outage’ prior to flights, causing delays
More than 1,600 Southwest flights were delayed Tuesday, while 140 were canceled.
Southwest Airlines passenger sues airline for failing to offer 'prompt refunds' after travel meltdown
A Southwest Airlines passenger is suing the company after last week's nationwide travel meltdown.
Southwest gifts 25,000 bonus points in apology for holiday travel disruptions
“We disrupted many of our customers’ travel and holiday plans, and for that, we are truly sorry,” a spokesperson for Southwest told FOX.
Southwest Airlines resuming normal operations after Christmas week meltdown
Southwest Airlines has only canceled 39 flights across the country for Friday. That’s a huge improvement over the past few days when thousands of flights were scrubbed.
North Texas basketball team that drove to tournament after flight cancellation making most of trip
The Lipan High School Lady Indians began their journey Monday, and when their flight was cancelled, they hit the road to make it to Orlando for the first game. A game they ended up winning.
Southwest Airlines hopeful to be back on track Friday after another day of cancellations Thursday
Southwest Airlines canceled more than 2,300 flights nationwide on Thursday, including nearly 200 at Love Field, but the Dallas-based airline is hopeful things will be back to normal on Friday.
Southwest cancels another 2,300 flights, expects normal operations to resume Friday
Southwest is struggling to recover after being overwhelmed by a winter storm that left hundreds of pilots and flight attendants stranded out of position to operate flights.
TCU fans planning to go to Fiesta Bowl having to find backup plans due to flight cancellations
TCU fans hoping to catch the Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix are finding out they probably won't be able to fly out in time.
Flight cancellations for Southwest Airlines likely to continue next several days
Large-scale cancellations will continue for a fourth day as Southwest Airlines digs itself out of the massive hole it created.
Southwest Airlines chaos: Police threaten to arrest stranded passengers waiting to rebook canceled flights
Another 2,500 flights are being pulled from arrival and departure boards Wednesday and more are expected throughout the day.