The Department of Transportation is suing Southwest Airlines, accusing it of operating two “chronically delayed flights” in 2022 that resulted in 180 flight disruptions.

The DOT filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, citing a pattern of chronic delays, as the government pushes for stricter accountability.

The 9-page complaint singles out Southwest flights from Chicago Midway to Oakland, California, as well as flights between Baltimore and Cleveland. The Department of Transportation claims flights on ...

In it, the government said that a Southwest flight from Chicago to Oakland arrived late 19 out of 25 trips in April 2022, with delays averaging more than an hour. The consistent delays continued ...

USDOT said that for five months in 2022, Southwest operated two chronically delayed flights: one between Chicago Midway and Oakland, California, and another between Baltimore and Cleveland.

Southwest operated two flights that, between them, experienced 180 disruptions between April and August 2022. The flights operated between Chicago Midway International Airport and Oakland ...

These near misses are extremely common,” said Ross Aimer, a retired United Airlines Captain who’s now CEO of Aero Consulting ...

The airplane that was used for Southwest Airlines' inaugural flight to Hawaii from Oakland International Airport was a Boeing 737-800. The DOT said in a news release that unrealistic scheduling is ...

The Transportation Department said its investigation found that Dallas-based Southwest operated two chronically delayed flights – one between Chicago Midway International Airport and Oakland ...

The US Department of Transportation is taking ‘enforcement action’ against Frontier Airlines, too. The US Department of Transportation is taking ‘enforcement action’ against Frontier ...

These near misses are extremely common,” said Ross Aimer, a retired United Airlines Captain who’s now CEO of Aero Consulting ...