U.S.: Chaos continues Southwest cancels 2500 more flights

Panelists from ‘Kennedy” react to Southwest Airlines’ cancellation and delay of 80% of its Christmas holiday flights.

Southwest Airlines As the company continues to recover from a winter storm that ravaged Christmas weekend, it has canceled over 2,500 flights Wednesday.

As of this morning, 2,507 Southwest flights have been canceled, compared to just 32 from Spirit Airlines and 24 from JetBlue, according to FlightAware. The airline has cancelled 2,348 more flights since Thursday, making its total cancellations for the two-day period to almost 5,000.

“Our plan for the next few days is to fly a reduced schedule and reposition our people and planes,” In a video message Tuesday night, Southwest CEO Bob Jordan stated these words. “We are making headway and we are optimistic to be back on track before next week.”

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Southwest’s “highly complex” As many as 20 of the most severe winter storms have ripped through network, aircraft and crews Jordan explained that the position was lost.

AMERICAN AIRLINES SAYS IT WILL CAP FARES FOR SOME CITIES AMID SOUTHWEST’S HIGH RATE OF CANCELLATIONS 

Unclaimed bags are a common sight at Southwest Airlines’ baggage carousels at Denver International Airport. This traveler is seen wading through the crowd on December 27. (AP/David Zalubowski / AP Newsroom)

But the chaos has prompted a review by the Senate Commerce Committee, frequent criticism from travelers and a stream of images showing unclaimed bags Southwest Airlines’ problems are being solved by passengers who gather at major airports.

“The problems at Southwest Airlines over the last several days go beyond weather,” In a Tuesday statement, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), the Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee on Commerce said that. “The Committee will investigate the causes of these disruptions as well as its remedies.

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