#Southwest airlines delays free

#Southwest airlines delays free

Get the latest points, miles and travel news by signing up for TPG’s free daily newsletter. On top of the hundreds of cancellations, FlightAware data also shows 43% of Southwest’s flights were delayed Saturday.

According to a statement Southwest posted Saturday evening, the flight disruptions started earlier Saturday when the airline had to “briefly pause” its service amid an “intermittent technology issue.” The problem, coupled with severe weather in Florida, caused mounting problems. It’s been a difficult weekend for the carrier. Southwest Airlines is still working through residual operational issues Sunday, a day after a combination of technological problems and bad weather led to the airline canceling 15% of its flight schedule Saturday.Īs of 8:15am Sunday, data from FlightAware showed 385 Southwest flights canceled for Sunday, 10% of the airline’s schedule. Visit The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) at Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.This story has been updated with new information (c)2022 The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Refresh this page for the most up-to-date report. This story may be updated as more information becomes available. Our reporters are working to get information as quickly and accurately as possible. In a breaking news situation, facts may be unclear and details may change as the story develops. But some Southwest flights in and out of the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport were affected by delays, according to FlightAware.

None of the affected RDU flights had direct service to New Orleans, where UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University will face off Saturday night in a historic Final Four match in the NCAA Tournament. She advised travelers to keep an eye on their departure time in case of further delays. 'We had some delays this morning as part of that nationwide Southwest outage,' said Stephanie Hawco, a spokesperson for RDU. to 9:08 p.m.įlights Saturday morning saw delays of several hours.

Southwest Airlines did not clarify what 'intermittent performance issues' meant or why they prevented flights from departing.ĭelays were affecting flights as late as Saturday night, according to RDU's flight board.Ī flight from RDU to Denver was delayed from its 5:30 p.m. departure time to 6:06 p.m., while a flight from Baltimore saw its arrival time changed from 8:25 p.m. 'We offer heartfelt apologies to our customers for any inconvenience, and gratitude to our employees who are working diligently to make it up to them,' the company said. In a statement, the airline said some of its 'earliest departing flights were delayed this morning, and a handful of them canceled, after we experienced intermittent performance issues following routine overnight maintenance of some of our backend technology.' Southwest Airlines declined to comment when asked how many local flights had been affected, or whether delays might persist through Sunday. Nationwide, 955 Southwest flights were delayed and 184 had been cancelled as of Saturday morning, according to FlightAware. Flight tracking website FlightAware reported 15 total Southwest flight delays at the airport on Saturday. 2-More than 75% of Southwest Airlines flights arriving or departing at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport were delayed Saturday, as internal system errors caused delays and cancellations nationwide.Īs of 10:30 a.m., 13 out of 16 departing Southwest flights and 12 out of 16 arriving Southwest flights had been delayed, according to RDU's flight status board.