Southwest Airlines holiday meltdown
Moment · 2022
Southwest canceled more than 16,700 flights during the 2022 holiday disruption.
Caroline “Flynn”
@ceaflynn · Dec 26, 2022
@SouthwestAir I have missed Christmas with my family after several delays and cancellations and I am now stranded at the Kansas City airport. Almost all of the flights for southwest have been canceled with hardly any explanation or anyone at the gates. This is baggage claim
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Trace the originSouthwest canceled thousands of flights during the holiday disruption. Passengers shared their experiences on Twitter and TikTok, and the airline apologized.
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December 2022
Southwest Airlines precursor · Dec 21 ’22
Southwest announced about 500 advance cancellations for December 22 and 23.[1]
@ceaflynn backlash · Dec 26 ’22
A passenger posted about being stranded and showed baggage claim at Kansas City airport.[4]
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- 1Communicate cancellations and rebooking options as systems become strained.
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- Southwest holiday flight cancellations, lower bound“more than 16,700 flight cancellations”16.7K[11]
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- Dec 26, 20222 days in
NPR via CapRadio · Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours
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