The Department of Transportation is suing Southwest Airlines, accusing it of operating two “chronically delayed flights” in 2022 that resulted in 180 flight disruptions.

Today's action sends a message to all airlines that the Department is prepared to go to court in order to enforce passenger protections.” According to the DOT, Southwest operated two flights ...

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In 2024, Southwest led the industry by completing more than 99 percent of its flights without cancellation." In its lawsuit, DOT maintained its rules provide airlines time to fix their schedule ...

The US Department of Transportation filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, accusing the carrier of selling flights with unrealistic schedules that operated chronically late. According to the ...

The Dallas-based carrier is adding two new routes as part of its schedule extension. The new routes are San Diego to Fresno, ...

Other notable new routes opening in Q1 are Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aéreas’ flights from Brasilia to Venezuela’s capital Caracas, ...

Two more Southwest Airlines board members will step down in April, finishing an overhaul in the company’s oversight group ...

Participants allege that the airline failed to remove a large-cap growth investment option after ‘15 years of ...

The class-action lawsuit, filed on behalf of 60,000 plan participants, alleges that the airline failed to replace a “chronically underperforming” large-cap fund holding more than $2 billion in ...

The DOT filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, citing a pattern of chronic delays, as the government pushes for stricter accountability.