Southwest canceled 2,700 flights in one day, accounting for 84% of all US cancellations and dwarfing the 102 axed by the airline in 2nd place

Dec 28 2022 by Business Insider

 
Travelers wait in the lobby at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on December 27, 2022 in Houston, Texas.

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Southwest Airlines has cut around two-thirds of flights scheduled "for the next several days." The airline canceled 2,694 flights on Tuesday. Spirit, which cut the second-most, dropped just 102. The DOT said it would look into whether Southwest could have mitigated the disruptions.

Southwest canceled 2,694 flights on Tuesday, accounting for 84% of all US...

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