ET: This article has been updated to add the latest information and provide more context to the story. Above all, our main focus is on the Safety of our Employees and Customers." "THEY CANCELED ON ME TWICE TODAY," complained a passenger, saying they booked another flight with American Airlines "since I couldn't trust Southwest to get me home!!"Īnother passenger who wrote about flying with Southwest for over 10 years said that they gave the airline a "second chance" but they were going to be flying with United Airlines in the future after Southwest broke their heart "again."Ĭontacted by Newsweek for comment, Southwest Airlines said: "Based on current and forecasted weather conditions, our Teams have made schedule adjustments to support our operation at airports affected by Winter Storm Mara. "Southwest canceled our flight last minute, 'because of the weather' it was the only airline which could not fly due to the 'weather' it appears they are covering up their internal issues with the 'weather'," wrote another passenger on Twitter. Weather is fine in Austin and other airlines are flying tonight." "Had to book with another airline who is flying there tonight. due to technical issues with a third-party weather data provider needed to safely operate the aircrafts. Thanks," wrote one Southwest passenger on Twitter. On Monday, Southwest Airlines grounded all flights in the U.S. "Canceled my flight to Austin today from Vegas. Many customers who had their Southwest flight canceled on Monday rebooked with other airlines that are still flying those routes despite the winter storm. We missed a long planned wedding," a passenger tweeted on Tuesday in response to a message from the airline announcing that "service in some cities may be disrupted" for a second consecutive day "due to forecasted weather conditions as a result of Winter Storm Mara." ALL the airlines were landing no problem. Thus, the 1,736 hours of flying cost the airlines between 150,000 and 200,000 when considering only crew pay, fuel cost, and depreciation of flight. Reason the "weather" and that Chicago didn't allow them to land. Last week they canceled our flight last minute. ![]() "I don't know why Southwest is allowed to continue doing this to people. On Monday, Southwest canceled about 12 percent of its scheduled flights.Ĭustomers complained about Southwest canceling flights last week too, with some lamenting missing special occasions like weddings. Southwest Airlines recently concluded a series of tests designed to speed up flight boarding, and you could see some changes to the boarding process in the near future. Tuesday's cancellations followed over 1,000 flights that were grounded on Monday because of the winter storm hitting the U.S. Passengers from grounded flights reported on Twitter not being allowed to return back to gates to exit the planes due to the software issue. Arrivals and departures screens at Midway Airport Monday night in Chicago.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |