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Southwest Airlines dismantled basketball players' wheelchairs, leaving them stranded for hours as they tried to reassemble them
Wheelchair basketball players were left stranded for hours by Southwest Airlines after their chairs…
Mia Jankowicz
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A Southwest pilot nearly crashed his flight into the ocean: report
A Southwest Airlines flight near Hawaii plunged to within 400 feet above the ocean when a pilot mis…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Airlines may owe you for your flight chaos. Here's what to know.
Thousands of flights were canceled or delayed in the United States on Friday due to an IT issue cau…
Benjamin Zhang
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Airlines are scrambling to fix the unsustainable crisis caused by too many cheap flights
A flood of low-priced, money-losing, economy-class seats has airlines across the industry scrambli…
Benjamin Zhang
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An activist investor with a new $1.9 billion stake in Southwest is calling for big changes at the airline
Southwest touts itself as the "LUV" airline, with free checked bags and no change fees. An activist…
Taylor Rains
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Delta's CEO just sounded the alarm for airlines that depend on selling cheap tickets to survive
Delta CEO Ed Bastian had stark words for competing airlines that depend on selling low-priced ticke…
Benjamin Zhang
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A Southwest flight dropped to just 525 feet above an Oklahoma town, prompting an altitude warning and FAA investigation
A Southwest Airlines flight dropped dangerously low over an Oklahoma town while preparing to land o…
Erin Snodgrass
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These are the best airlines right now, according to The Points Guy
Ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant had the best reliability, thanks to its low rate of cancellations,…
Taylor Rains
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A Southwest flight appeared to take off from a closed runway that had a vehicle on it without being cleared by air traffic control
Air traffic control recordings suggest the Southwest pilots didn't communicate with the tower or ot…
Pete Syme
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Airlines got too confident, and now they are paying the price despite record-breaking travel
Airlines added too much capacity amid confidence in soaring demand. Boeing, high costs, and fewer h…
Taylor Rains
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A Southwest Boeing 737 Max experienced a rare but serious 'Dutch roll,' and has now been out of service for almost 3 weeks
The Southwest Airlines jet experienced a nauseating stability problem called a Dutch roll. A postfl…
Pete Syme
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JetBlue is axing hot meals for economy flyers as it looks to cut costs
JetBlue's economy passengers on transatlantic flights can only order cold meals. The airline has re…
Pete Syme
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Southwest is leaving 4 cities this year as it deals with Boeing's 737 Max crisis see the list
Southwest said it expected to receive just 20 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets this year, forcing it to leave …
Taylor Rains
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A viral TikTok showed Southwest passengers baffled when a woman climbed into an overhead locker and just lay there
Amazingly, this isn't the first time someone has been spotted lying in a Southwest overhead locker.
Alexandra Bacon
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It's the end of budget airlines as we know them
Airlines have been forced to seek alternative revenue opportunities as tough economic conditions re…
Taylor Rains,Pete Syme
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An airline kicked a family off the plane after they made their own no-peanut announcement when the crew refused to
A family was ejected from a flight for acting when the crew refused to ask passengers not to eat pe…
Mia Jankowicz
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A Southwest Airlines passenger caused panic after jumping out of an emergency exit and attempting to steal a truck
A Southwest Airlines passenger caused chaos as others had to deplane when he jumped from an emergen…
Pete Syme
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It isn't just Boeing that's bleeding billions major US airlines are hemorrhaging cash too
Southwest Airlines and American Airlines reported losses in the first quarter of 2024.
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Major US airlines really, really don't want to show you how much you'll pay in fees upfront
The airlines say the new rule, effective July 1, confuses consumers with too much upfront informati…
Meghan Morris
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Southwest canceled hundreds of flights over Christmas weekend
Southwest canceled more than 400 flights on Christmas Eve and Christmas day due to fog at Chicago M…