Southwest Airlines: Who’s at fault for the meltdown?

What’s behind Southwest Airlines’s nightmare meltdown?

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It’s more than the weather.

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December 27, 2022

While not everyone was able to have a white Christmas this holiday, almost everyone had a cold one. The Arctic chill that struck the country left many without power and caused (according Southwest Airlines was also responsible for thousands of cancelled flights.

The airline canceled There were over 2,900 flights Monday alone. There were also 2,500 Tuesday and Wednesday flights. Many of these flights continued well into Wednesday. That’s between 60% to 70% of its overall daily flight schedules. However, while Southwest blamed the weather, other airlines didn’t experience the same problems.

Southwest flight cancellations accounted for 50% of all global flights that were cancelled today. While all airlines are currently dealing with the winter storm in the US, Southwest is the only one that has not been affected. https://t.co/dGOwrwPYT3 pic.twitter.com/Liaobah7pN

— Jake Swearingen (@JakeSwearingen) December 26, 2022

Southwest was responsible for 50% of the Monday flight cancellations. Delta cancelled 262 flights. comparisonUnited had 133 and American only 12, respectively (though they experienced nearly 800 delays). Many are calling the implosion at Southwest one of the biggest travel debacles in history, and there doesn’t seem to be an end