Southwest Airlines confirmed the pilot had been removed from duty and apologized to customers whose travel plans were ...

The DOT is aiming to send a message to all airlines that it will go to court to enforce passenger protections.

The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a lawsuit against Dallas-based ...

A Southwest Airlines pilot was removed from the cockpit ahead of a Wednesday flight from Georgia to Chicago and was booked on a charge of driving under the influence, a source familiar with the ...

The agency is seeking civil penalties against Southwest Airlines, and also fined Frontier Airlines for its continuous delays.

The Department of Transportation announced Wednesday it was suing Southwest Airlines for chronically delayed flights. “As part of our commitment to supporting passenger rights and fairness in ...

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 lawsuit ...

Yet when it came to one key metric—the percentage of flights completed—Southwest Airlines bested all of its peers in 2024.

Co. was sued by the US Transportation Department for allegedly violating rules that require airlines to set and meet ...

"We're aware of a situation involving an Employee on Flight 3772 this morning from Savannah," the airline said. "The employee has been removed from duty." Southwest also noted that the flight's ...

The DOT said Southwest operated two chronically delayed flights – one between Chicago and Oakland, Calif., and another between Baltimore and Cleveland for five months in 2022. AFP via Getty Images ...