Over 60% of Southwest Airlines Flights Canceled Today

The holiday season can be STRESSFUL, and this one has been no exception — especially if you’re traveling!

Crowds at Orlando International Airport

This past week we’ve seen record-breaking temperatures as an arctic blast made its way across the county. Unfortunately, that meant many were left scrambling as their flights were delayed or canceled. While many airlines recovered on Monday, Southwest continued to struggle amidst this severe weather.

Earlier today, CNBC shared that airlines have canceled more than 17,000 flights since Wednesday.

Terminal C at Orlando Airport

While many airlines seem to be recovering, Southwest Airlines has canceled more than 2,700 flights on Monday alone – a staggering 67% of their schedule according to FlightAware! Another 755 have been delayed as of writing.

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As of Monday afternoon, Delta has canceled 9% of their schedule, JetBlue 6%, and American less than 1%. These travel disruptions have caused many a lot of unwanted stress this holiday season, and we hope that these flight cancelations get resolved soon.

UPDATE: On Tuesday, December 27th, the Department of Transportation said that they will be looking into Southwest Airline’s “unacceptable rate of cancellations and delays”. We’ll keep you updated as the more information is released.

USDOT is concerned by Southwest’s unacceptable rate of cancellations and delays & reports of lack of prompt customer service. The Department will examine whether cancellations were controllable and if Southwest is complying with its customer service plan.

— TransportationGov (@USDOT) December 27, 2022