Southwest Airlines: "Things Are Getting Better"
Following a technical glitch that caused a system-wide outage Wednesday, Southwest Airlines updated the public on its status Saturday by saying "things are getting better."
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Following a technical glitch that caused a system-wide outage Wednesday, Southwest Airlines updated the public on its status Saturday by saying "things are getting better."
Southwest passengers endured a third straight day of canceled and delayed flights as the airline struggled to resume normal operations on Friday.
Delays and cancellations continue for Southwest Airlines on Friday morning after a massive computer outage knocked systems off-line on Wednesday.
Airline executives said a router breakdown set off a chain of failures in critical technology systems a day earlier. Backup systems didn't work as expected, they said.
Many Southwest Airlines passengers are still patiently waiting to get to their destinations. The problems began with intermittent computers issues and ended with dozens of delays and hundreds of cancellations.
They fixed the glitch, but a backlog of cancelled and delayed flights has Southwest airlines playing catch-up today.
A spokeswoman says the Dallas-based airline is dealing with flight delays across its system and temporarily stopped flights that have not left their airport gate.
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The co-pilot was fine after being checked by medics, according to Southwest.
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Nine people on the plane were treated and released from a local hospital.
133 passengers and five crew members evacuated the plane safely and were bused to the airport, where employees were helping them.
A Southwest Airlines flight has made an emergency landing in San Antonio after a part on the wing appeared to be at an 'irregular angle.'
Dallas-based Southwest said Tuesday that revenue for every seat flown one mile will be flat to down 1 percent in the fourth quarter compared with the same period last year. Just a month ago, the airline predicted a 1 percent increase.
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Greenville police said this is the first line of duty death for the department in over 100 years.
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