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Southwest Airlines mass flight cancellations due to bad weather, The U.S. Transportation Department initiates the investigations.
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Southwest Airlines is one of the biggest low-cost carriers in the world, the airline was making consistent profits for the past four decades.
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More than 3,800 flights were canceled on Monday across USA, including 2,800 operated by Southwest.
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According to flight tracking website flightaware.com the cancellation rate at Southwest Airlines was 62%.
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The Southwest Airlines reportedly cancelled most its flights at the airport in San Diego, California on Monday, leaving thousands of people stranded.
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Southwest airlines spokesman Jay McVay said that cancellations snowballed as storm systems moved across the country, leaving flight crews and planes out of place.
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Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said the airline would operate just over a third of its usual schedule to allow crews to get back to where they needed to be.
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Airports across the US are witnessing chaos with thousands of travelers and crew members stranded, in Denver, Las Vegas, Chicago Midway, and Dallas Love Field, where Southwest is headquartered.