"We just remembered what happened at Christmastime at Southwest when they had the technical difficulties," delayed Southwest passenger Patrice Lyttle said. Southwest had to cancel 17,000 flights about 15 of the operation’s flights for the month. But they were thankful Tuesday’s situation wasn’t as bad. December saw the highest cancellation rate, largely due to the meltdown of Southwest Airlines. By 3 pm (EST), the airline had cancelled around 462 flights and delayed a further 652 services according to flight-tracking website Flight Aware. MORE: Tampa International Airport is seeing strong passenger traffic after a busy MarchĪlthough Tuesday’s disruption was minor compared to what happened in December, Southwest passengers haven’t forgotten about the airline’s massive Christmas meltdown. Biden wants airlines to pay passengers whose flights are hit by preventable delays. Southwest Airlines was forced to apologize to thousands of passengers who were left stranded when it cancelled or delayed at least 34 per cent of its flight schedule on Saturday. Southwest Airlines said to FOX 13: "These types of events are very rare, and today’s was quite brief." However, the airline did acknowledge the disruptions and delays. I don’t want to be ‘paused’ that long."Ībout 30 minutes later, the FAA tweeted the pause had been lifted, and service had resumed. "The word ‘pause’ just clicked in my head. There were 24 Southwest cancellations and 115 delays for Wednesday. The company temporarily grounded its entire network because of ‘equipment issues.’. The flight-tracking website FlightAware showed 138 Southwest cancellations or 3 and around 1,560 delays Tuesday. ![]() "I wondered if that was going to be a permanent deal or if that was just something temporary," delayed Southwest passenger Joan Gamble said. Southwest Airlines experienced travel troubles once again early Tuesday morning. ![]() Passengers waiting for their flights at Tampa International Airport
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