Southwest Airlines’ cancellations across the United States have stretched into nearly a week, in what began with Dec. 22’s wintry blast of snow. This spells pure inconvenience for many, but savvier airline passengers may have compensation coming their way.
According to FlightAware, of the 4,308 cancellations as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, 2,507 were Southwest flights, which amounts to 62 percent. On Tuesday, Southwest had 2,694 canceled flights, or 64 percent of all cancellations.
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