The Department of Transportation is suing Southwest Airlines, accusing it of operating two “chronically delayed flights” in ...

One set of policies that could be on the chopping block include new airline cancellation and refund ... the last four years within our industry.” Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan also said ...

"Since DOT issued its Chronically Delayed Flight (CDF) policy in 2009, Southwest has operated ... than 99% of its flights without cancellation." Frontier Airlines declined to comment.

Southwest Airlines was not initially available for comment, but told The Associated Press, "Since DOT issued its Chronically Delayed Flight (CDF) policy in 2009 ... more than 99% of its flights ...

In a statement, Southwest defended its performance and punctuality. “Since DOT issued its Chronically Delayed Flight (CDF) policy ... the airline said. "In 2024, Southwest led the industry by ...

Southwest and American Airlines have been hit the ... to if you plan to take advantage of those policies. According to the DOT, a controllable cancellation is one caused by the airline itself.

"Since DOT issued its Chronically Delayed Flight (CDF) policy in 2009, Southwest ... its flights without cancellation." In its lawsuit, DOT maintained its rules provide airlines time to fix ...

“Since DOT issued its Chronically Delayed Flight policy in 2009, Southwest has operated more than 20 million flights with no other CDF violations,” an airline spokesperson said in a statement.

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