Southwest cuts 2,300 flights, schedule in sustained chaos

TL;DR

The Dallas carrier acknowledged it has inadequate and outdated operations technology that can leave flight crews out of position when adverse weather strikes.Southwest was the only airline unable to recover from storm-related delays that began over the weekend when snow, ice and high winds raked portions of the country.As has been the case every day this week, the vast majority of flight cancellations nationwide, are Southwest flights.The federal government is investigating what happened at Southwest with total cancellations soaring past 10,000 early in the week.Southwest added a page to their website specifically for travelers who were stranded, but thousands of customers remain unable to reach the airline."

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