Lawmakers are hammering Southwest Airlines over its spate of flight cancellations after a cold front blew in freezing temperatures and snow across broad swaths of the country.
Travelers at Baltimore Washington International airport deal with the impact of Southwest Airlines canceling more than 12,000 flights around the Christmas holiday weekend across the country and in Baltimore, Md., Dec. 27, 2022.in recent days after a cold front blew in freezing temperatures and snow across broad swaths of the country during the holidays.
Forty-two percent of Southwest's flights were canceled on Christmas Day, and 48% were delayed, according to data from FlightAware. Travelers wade through the line for service to drop off bags at the Southwest Airlines check-in counter in Denver International Airport, Dec. 27, 2022, in Denver.Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., members of the Senate Commerce Committee, pushed for the airline to reimburse passengers who had flights canceled.
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., the chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, said Tuesday her panel will investigate the causes of the Southwest flight cancellations.
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