Southwest Airlines Flights Appear To Be Getting Back To Normal After Operational Meltdown Stranded Thousands Of Passengers
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Things appear to be getting back to normal at Southwest Airlines following an operational meltdown that stranded thousands of passengers. As of Tuesday, the airline has canceled 89 flights, or about 2% of its schedule.
That follows hundreds of cancellations on Monday and nearly 2,000 cancellations over the weekend.
The airline and its pilots have been clashing over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate and Southwest has confirmed staffing shortages.