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Just last week, many different airlines were forced to cancel flights and delay flights due to severe weather conditions. Although Southwest Airlines was one of the people in distress, the airline suffered additional problems when it was forced to stop all departures.
Statement of power outage in the southwest
On July 31, the airline issued a statement apologizing for the “short power outage” that caused the carrier to suspend departure flights.
Southwest Airlines temporarily suspended its departure this afternoon as a result of a brief power outage that affected network connections to our dispatch and operational systems. The system has been restored and set off. Apologize to our customers. Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and employees.
New data reveals how many flights have been cancelled in Southwest flights
From Travel and travel world The airline canceled 758 flights – many of the major hubs to the U.S., such as Dallas Love Field (DAL), Denver International Airport (DEN), Chicago Midway (MDW), Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX), Las Vegas McCarran (PHX), Las Vegas McCarran (Las), Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Los Angances International Airport (Lax).
Travel and travel world The cancellation is supposed to follow a combination of operational and external factors, such as weather conditions, especially thunderstorms on the Midwest and West Coast.
“Another factor is the pressure on the air traffic control system, which has been under pressure due to the higher air travel demand and airspace congestion. These delays are exacerbated by Southwest's reliance on point-to-point flight models, which can create scheduling problems in one flight, which can delay and lead to such extensive damage,” it wrote.
Over the weekend, several major airlines were forced to cancel flights due to weather conditions in the United States. It seems that the Southwest may be much more difficult than originally reported.
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