Southwest Airlines hit hardest after FAA outage, adding to woes
Southwest Airlines delayed more than 1,700 flights Wednesday, the most among US carriers, after a government system outage forced US aviation authorities to halt flights nationwide for several hours. The delayed trips amounted to about 46% of Southwest’s schedule, according to data as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern time from tracking service FlightAware. American Airlines Group and Delta each delayed about a third of their planned flights, while 29% of United’s schedule was affected. Southwest also canceled about 350 flights, according to FlightAware. The disruptions add to Southwest’s woes after the Dallas-based carrier canceled more than 16,000 flights during a meltdown of its network last month. Severe storms overwhelmed the company’s scheduling system, leaving thousands of travelers stranded across the US, sometimes for days.<br/>
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Southwest Airlines hit hardest after FAA outage, adding to woes
Southwest Airlines delayed more than 1,700 flights Wednesday, the most among US carriers, after a government system outage forced US aviation authorities to halt flights nationwide for several hours. The delayed trips amounted to about 46% of Southwest’s schedule, according to data as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern time from tracking service FlightAware. American Airlines Group and Delta each delayed about a third of their planned flights, while 29% of United’s schedule was affected. Southwest also canceled about 350 flights, according to FlightAware. The disruptions add to Southwest’s woes after the Dallas-based carrier canceled more than 16,000 flights during a meltdown of its network last month. Severe storms overwhelmed the company’s scheduling system, leaving thousands of travelers stranded across the US, sometimes for days.<br/>
