![]() ![]() In total, there were more than 2,200 flights cancelled by the airline and approximately 2,800 delayed.Īmid speculation by some members of the public over social media that the disruption on operations were caused by airline staff protesting over Southwest’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the airline stands by the reason of poor weather and air traffic control issues causing the flight cancellations and delay. On October 12, 2021, as the airline worked to stabilize its operations, there were approximately 90 system-wide cancellations out of the airline's almost 3,300 flights scheduled for the day, according to Southwest’s online statement. The flight cancellations continued on October 11, 2021, as a further 360 flights were cancelled (10% of the flight’s daily operations), and more than 800 were delayed. The airline pointed to air traffic control issues and poor weather in Florida for the delay and cancellations. On Saturday, October 9, 2021, Southwest cancelled 808 flights while 1,187 flights were delayed. Over the weekend of October 9-10, 2021, 1,019 Southwest Airlines ( LUV) flights (28% of flights) were cancelled, and 691 flights (19%) were delayed, according to FlightAware, a site that tracks commercial flights. It has been a harrowing week for the Dallas-based airline. ![]() The airline also extended their apologies to affected customers in their online statement, saying that it “looks forward to welcoming them back on a future Southwest flight.” After three continuous days of mass flight cancellations and delays, Southwest Airlines ( LUV) announced on October 13, 2021, that it had resumed normal operations. ![]()
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