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Buttigieg: Government Will Hold Southwest Airlines Accountable
Breitbart ^ | 12/27/2022 | Pam Key

Posted on 12/27/2022 6:04:19 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Tuesday on CNN’s “Situation Room” that the government will hold Southwest Airlines accountable as they canceled thousands of flights over a system meltdown.

Buttigieg said, “I conveyed to the CEO our expectation that they are going to go above and beyond to take care of passengers and to address this. They indicated a number of issues that they’re having with systems, legacy systems for managing their schedule and where their crews are, but the bottom line is the rest of the aviation system has been on the road to recovery since the worst days of the storm going into Friday of last week. As of today, as I’m looking at the different airlines, most of them are in the low single digits in terms of cancellation rates, averaging about five percent for all of the other airlines. For Southwest right now, we appear to be north of 70 percent. So their system really has completely melted down. And I made clear that our department will be holding them accountable for their responsibilities to customers, both to get them through this situation and to make sure that this can’t happen again.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: accountable; airlines; buttgig; buttigieg; communist; communistic; government; mayorpete; petebuttigieg; southwest; travel
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Go BEEP yourself Mr tough guy. 🙄
1 posted on 12/27/2022 6:04:19 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yeah, because SWA loves cancelling flights and putting their employees through the wringer. Crap happens sometimes.


2 posted on 12/27/2022 6:05:40 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim ( )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What a stupid ass he is.


3 posted on 12/27/2022 6:06:25 PM PST by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He’s blaming the airlines for bad weather ???????????


4 posted on 12/27/2022 6:06:25 PM PST by Hambone 1934 (Dems love playing Nazis.....The republicans love helping them)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

State owned Airline?


5 posted on 12/27/2022 6:06:46 PM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12 of day. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

As usual, Buttplug is wrong.


6 posted on 12/27/2022 6:07:30 PM PST by Fungi
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Just fly the plane: Don’t worry about having a crew on board.


7 posted on 12/27/2022 6:08:34 PM PST by gitmo
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To: Hambone 1934

Sounds about like it. Meanwhile, the regime he serves is openly promoting chaos and won’t be held accountable for anything.


8 posted on 12/27/2022 6:09:57 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Comrade buttiplug demands what ?

This isn’t China dudette.


9 posted on 12/27/2022 6:11:01 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: gitmo

My buddy’s sister is a SW flight attendant. I realize she’s biased (union member) but it sounds like their business systems are truly a mess.


10 posted on 12/27/2022 6:11:32 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: ChicagoConservative27
What a freaking pathetic little arsehole this "man" is. Bluster, gruff, and threats, but no real work and no indication he can work with anybody to solve problems.

Maybe if SWA managed the bicycle paths in South Bend he could lend a constructive hand.

He absolutely epitomizes government by "blithering idiot."

11 posted on 12/27/2022 6:11:41 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (If you're not part of the solution, you're just scumming up the bottom of the beaker)
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To: Hambone 1934

Something besides the weather is going on, as it only hit one carrier this badly. I often want to blame a union, could that be the issue?


12 posted on 12/27/2022 6:11:55 PM PST by PghBaldy (12/14/12 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I wonder who held all the short positions on the 23rd of Dec?

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=luv+stock+price+today%3F


13 posted on 12/27/2022 6:13:06 PM PST by M-cubed (The MSM is now the 4th Branch of Government.....)
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State owned Airline?

Well look how desirable AMTRACK is, LOL.

14 posted on 12/27/2022 6:13:19 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So their system really has completely melted down. And I made clear that our department will be holding them accountable for their responsibilities to customers, both to get them through this situation and to make sure that this can’t happen again.”
= = =

He is in the wrong department.

He needs to be going after FTX.


15 posted on 12/27/2022 6:13:54 PM PST by Scrambler Bob
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To: ChicagoConservative27

It would sit better if he ever blamed HIS AGENCY or HIMSELF for problems...SHEESH


16 posted on 12/27/2022 6:15:07 PM PST by Freedom56v2
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To: cuz1961

Stomping your feet may work for your manwife,

but nowhere else dudette.

Poser.


17 posted on 12/27/2022 6:15:27 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Looks like the feral government found another way to fleece someone for money. Because you have to know that their solution if going to be fining or taxing the offenders.


18 posted on 12/27/2022 6:15:55 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

FJB Airlines


19 posted on 12/27/2022 6:16:34 PM PST by cp124 (80% of everything is fake or a lie.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Is SW Airlines run by left wing loser? Left=Failure


20 posted on 12/27/2022 6:18:14 PM PST by cp124 (80% of everything is fake or a lie.)
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