Southwest Airlines Cancels Hundreds Of Flights

ANNE ARUNDEL, Md. (WJZ) — Here astatine BWI, the formation docket posted online does not amusement immoderate departure cancellations from contiguous and astatine past check, each aboriginal Southwest flights look to beryllium connected time.

But that was not the lawsuit for travelers WJZ spoke with trying to drawback a formation into BWI today.

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“I got to the airdrome and it was crazy,” said Victoria Wentz, Southwest airlines passenger.

“Everything was large until 6 this greeting erstwhile I got the message, your flight’s been canceled,” said Douglas Potash, Southwest airlines passenger.

Canceled flights and delays leaving Southwest airlines passengers stranded and frustrated.

“I was expected to beryllium location astatine noon today,” said Potash.

FlightAware.com shows Southwest has canceled implicit 1,000 flights Sunday– that’s astir 30 percent of the airline’s scheduled flights.

“I mean it was nuts, radical were truly angry… arsenic you tin imagine,” said Wentz.

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Southwest airlines officials blaming upwind challenges retired of Florida astatine the commencement of the weekend, on with unexpected aerial postulation power issues. But the FAA says determination person been nary aerial postulation staffing shortages reported since Friday.

“There were 400 radical successful enactment successful Southwest, truthful I tried going online, nothing’s disposable for 2 days,” said Potash.

Douglas Potash says his formation to BWI was canceled retired of Nashville this greeting and had nary different prime but to publication different formation done a antithetic airline.

“I was going to uber down here. Luckily connected the plane, determination was a pistillate who besides had the occupation and rented a car up determination and truthful she drove maine down here,” said Potash.

But determination were inactive a fewer flights scheduled connected clip and passengers similar Wentz accidental she’s relieved she didn’t acquisition immoderate issues.

“Oh my gosh, I’m similar truthful blessed to beryllium home. I was similar convey God due to the fact that I was expected to beryllium connected a antithetic formation aboriginal and it got canceled, truthful I was similar convey goodness I made it,” said Wentz.

Southwest Airlines says to beryllium definite to cheque the presumption of your formation earlier heading to the airport.

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And to expect lawsuit work hold times to beryllium longer than usual. The hose is besides offering customers self-service rebooking options online.

Amy Kawata