Southwest Flight Cancellations Affecting Thousands of Holiday Travelers
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, 2022-12-27 21:52:05,
If you tried to fly over Christmas weekend, it was likely you encountered delays or cancellations. The polar vortex/bomb cyclone/frigid weather caused chaos across the entire country, and seeing as no one can control the weather, some of these cancellations were out of airlines’ hands. Now, on Tuesday, the cancellations continue, but they seem to be bothering one airline in particular.
About 3,000 flights were canceled as of 2:45 pm on December 27, and Southwest is responsible for 2,600 of them, CNN reports. Southwest also canceled nearly 3,000 flights on Monday out of nearly 6,000 total flights across all airlines.
According to FlightAware, the six airports most affected by these cancellations are Denver International, Chicago Midway International, Harry Reid International, Baltimore/Washington International, Nashville International, and Dallas Love Field. Each airport experienced at least 100 cancellations on Tuesday.
On Tuesday morning, a Southwest representative told the New York Times, “Our biggest issue at this time is getting our crews and our aircraft in the right places.”
Unfortunately, the delays and cancellations…
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