Southwest Airlines
Airlines Cancel Hundreds of Flights As Hurricane Idalia Barrels Towards Florida, Disrupting Air Travel
Airlines scrambled to cancel hundreds of flights ahead of the arrival of what is now Hurricane Idalia, which is slated to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast early Wednesday.
All flights into and out of Tampa International Airport were cancelled starting Tuesday and airport officials said they could not yet post when it would reopen to flights.
“Tampa International Airport will suspend all commercial operations beginning at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday ahead of …
Man’s Temper Tantrum Over Crying Baby on Southwest Flight Causes Plane to Divert
A Southwest Airlines flight from Baltimore to Fort Lauderdale Tuesday experienced turbulence of a different kind when a passenger completely lost his composure over a baby that was crying and was forced to divert to Orlando.
The plane was forced to circle for almost an hour over the Atlantic due to weather and that’s where things began to melt down.
One passenger recorded the entire scene on video.
“I’m not screaming,” the man …
Airlines Cancel Thousands of Flights in Wake of Severe Winter Ice Storm
A severe winter ice storm that swept through parts of the South has caused tens of thousands of flight delays and cancellations and resulted in several deaths.
By Tuesday evening, the storm spread from Dallas to Memphis. Authorities were warning people to stay off the roads due to extremely hazardous driving conditions.
At least three deaths have been attributed to weather-related vehicular accidents in Texas.
As of 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday, 2,257 …
JetBlue, Southwest, Alaska Air All Report Earnings for the Fourth Quarter
JetBlue Airways announced financial results for the fourth quarter of 2022.
The New York-based carrier reported record operating revenue of $2.4 billion as well as a fourth-quarter profit, adding that, unlike the problems that beset Southwest Airlines in December, its operational and financial performance was not affected too much by the severe weather.
The company said it achieved “the highest fourth-quarter operating revenue in company history,” and that revenue for fiscal 2022 …
Southwest Airlines Announces Multiple Executive Promotions and Appointments
Southwest Airlines announced multiple executive appointments and promotions on Wednesday.
Adam Decaire, a 26-year veteran of the company, was appointed to the position of senior vice president of network planning and network operations control. He currently serves as vice president for network planning. Mr. Decaire began his career at the airline in 1996 as a ramp agent. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in aviation management from Ohio State University.
Tony …
Southwest Airlines Resumes Flights After Week-Long System Meltdown
Southwest Airlines began its return to quasi normal operations Friday, after more than a week of a system meltdown that left tens of thousands of passengers and crew members stranded.
The Dallas-based airline moved the needle from having operated 1,600 flights on Thursday to some 4,000 on Friday.
Airline management said that the carrier was prepared for a return to normalcy.
“We’re prepared and we’re ready to do that with minimal disruption,” said …
Southwest Air Cancellations to Continue into the New Year, ‘We Had a Tough Day’ Says CEO
Flight delays and cancellations that started prior to the Christmas holiday weekend spilled over into Tuesday, and Southwest Airlines posted the vast majority of them.
As of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, there had been 2,874 cancellations of flights operating within, into, or out of the United States. A full 2,576 of these were Southwest flights, representing 62% of its total scheduled flights for the day. An additional 214 flights were delayed.
On Monday, …
