{"id":281255,"date":"2023-01-26T18:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T18:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/01\/26\/us-launches-probe-against-southwest-airlines-over-holiday-season-chaos\/"},"modified":"2023-01-26T18:21:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T18:21:00","slug":"us-launches-probe-against-southwest-airlines-over-holiday-season-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/01\/26\/us-launches-probe-against-southwest-airlines-over-holiday-season-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"US Launches Probe Against Southwest Airlines Over Holiday Season Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\">\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv_cont\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"US Launches Probe Against Southwest Airlines Over Holiday Season Chaos\" alt=\"US Launches Probe Against Southwest Airlines Over Holiday Season Chaos\" id=\"story_image_main\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2021-06\/sj4d7rpo_southwest-airlines-afp-650_625x300_16_June_21.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">The airline is said to be cooperating with the investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The United States Department of Transportation is investigating Southwest airlines after it scrubbed more than 16,000 flights during a busy week of holiday travel last month. The mass flight cancellation left travellers stranded last month.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-64362249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC <\/a>that the department is in the initial phase of a &#8216;comprehensive investigation into Southwest Airlines&#8217; holiday debacle that stranded millions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to media reports, the airline is said to be cooperating with the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>CEO Bob Jordan told CNBC, &#8220;I can&#8217;t say it enough. We messed up&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He added, &#8220;We took goodwill out of the bank. We know that. We have work to do to repair trust, but our customers are very loyal and we&#8217;re seeing that loyalty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The transport department is investigating if the airlines intentionally scheduled more flights in late December than the carrier could handle. It said doing so would be considered a deceptive practice under federal law, BBC report said.<\/p>\n<p>The department has also communicated to the airlines that it should provide timely reimbursements and refunds to the affected passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Several airlines had to cancel flights due to a huge winter storm that hit the US and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest Airlines in a statement said that the travel chaos had cost it $800m.<\/p>\n<p><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Watch: 'Jai Jawan' With Actor Sonu Sood\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Watch: 'Jai Jawan' With Actor Sonu Sood\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Watch: 'Jai Jawan' With Actor Sonu Sood\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2021-06\/sj4d7rpo_southwest-airlines-afp-650_625x300_16_June_21.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-26T23:51:42+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=678817&amp;category=embed&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=0&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/26012023_n_JaiJawan_FullShow_36434_6973_2500.mp4\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv_cont externalVideo fvotd\">\n<h3 class=\"s-ttl\">Featured Video Of The Day<\/h3>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"lozad\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-01\/b3qfeprs_jai-jawan_640x480_26_January_23.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=678817&amp;category=embed&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=0&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Watch: &#8216;Jai Jawan&#8217; With Actor Sonu Sood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/feature\/us-launches-probe-against-southwest-airlines-over-holiday-season-chaos-3727513\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The airline is said to be cooperating with the investigation. 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