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Southwest Airlines resumes departures after 'technology issues' cause ground stop
Fox Business ^ | 4/18/23 | Danielle Genovese

Posted on 04/18/2023 8:31:03 AM PDT by CFW

Southwest Airlines resumed all departures on Tuesday morning after a brief ground stop due to technology issues impacted its operations.

"We should hopefully be resuming our operation as soon as possible," Southwest said on Twitter in response to a traveler asking if there was a nationwide ground stop.

More than 1,200 Southwest flights were delayed as of 10:45 a.m. ET, according to FlightAware. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a tweet that "Southwest Airlines requested the FAA pause the airline’s departures."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: airlines; faa; groundstop; southwest
I'm sure our Secretary of Transportation will have the racist problem dealt with asap!
1 posted on 04/18/2023 8:31:03 AM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW

Minorities most affected.


2 posted on 04/18/2023 8:33:31 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: CFW

10 years ago, Southwest was the golden airline. They have gone into a steep decline.


3 posted on 04/18/2023 8:34:44 AM PDT by DallasBiff (Kamala is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

“No travel for you!”


4 posted on 04/18/2023 8:36:40 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=40%>)
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To: CFW

Someone forgot a “;”


5 posted on 04/18/2023 8:39:03 AM PDT by fretzer
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To: CFW; metmom; ransomnote; grey_whiskers
Oh, that's what they're calling it, now? Technology issues.

😉


6 posted on 04/18/2023 8:39:43 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: DallasBiff

Talked with a person in Southwest Opps. Seems Southwest fleet is actually modern and in very good repair. Their software system and infrastructure is antiquated and beyond need of replacement and Covid has impacted air crew availability. They are getting better


7 posted on 04/18/2023 8:39:56 AM PDT by rdcbn1
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To: CFW

He probably ordered the stop due to insufficient POC Pilots.


8 posted on 04/18/2023 8:40:39 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (I don’t like to think before I say something...I want to be just as surprised as everyone els)
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To: CFW

A meal caterer’s truck accidentally made a delivery to the wrong terminal?..........................


9 posted on 04/18/2023 8:43:17 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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10 posted on 04/18/2023 8:54:34 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: CFW

They’ve fallen far from Herb Kelleher’s vision and leadership.


11 posted on 04/18/2023 9:19:59 AM PDT by scott7278 (Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who kept their swords.)
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They’ve fallen far from Herb Kelleher’s vision and leadership.

I was in awe of that guy, I worked a contract at Southwest years ago and met him.

12 posted on 04/18/2023 9:23:15 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Billthedrill

“ Minorities most affected.”

I thought it was Spirit Air that was the female Teen brawler airline of choice


13 posted on 04/18/2023 10:01:50 AM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: rdcbn1
I've flown SWA a few times recently, and everything went smoothly.

That said, I was on an Alaska flight recently for which Veterans were invited to pre-board along with active duty types. If that's the new policy flying forward, I'll go Alaska every chance, as the SWA boarding procedure is kind of a pain.

14 posted on 04/18/2023 10:05:02 AM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston Churchill)
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To: Seaplaner

Moo, moo. That is what it seems like.


15 posted on 04/18/2023 10:07:58 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: DallasBiff

Have always flown Southwest for domestic travel. No longer my default choice.


16 posted on 04/18/2023 12:00:07 PM PDT by TexasKamaAina (The time is out of joint. - Hamlet)
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To: crusty old prospector
I hope SWA herd that.
17 posted on 04/18/2023 12:15:32 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston Churchill)
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To: Jeff Chandler

OK, you win the thread!


18 posted on 04/19/2023 9:18:37 AM PDT by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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