The airline sent a strongly worded memo to mechanics ordering all hands on deck in response to a higher than usual number of planes out of service.
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Southwest Airlines passes key FAA test, schedules more Hawaii test flights
The airline, which needs FAA approval for long overwater flights, has scheduled a test flight on Thursday from Oakland to Honolulu.
TSA’s wackiest catches in 2018: Spear guns, saw blades and snakes (almost) on a plane
The agency’s annual top 10 list of unusual items caught by screeners includes a ball python bound for Barbados and a grenade-turned-bottle opener
No bag fees, no problem: Southwest Airlines takes in $642 million in other fees in 2018
The airline is the only carrier to offer two free checked bags and no ticket change fees, but priority boarding fees and other fees bring in big bucks.
Airlines resorting to ‘extraordinary measures’ to protect airport workers in extreme cold
Southwest Airlines is doling out industrial-grade coats, gloves and face masks. American will deliversupplies toworkers from a mobile warming van.
Winter storm snarls travel: More than 1,000 flights canceled on Tuesday
Southwest Airlines alone has canceled more than 500 Tuesday flights, including nearly 300 at Chicago’s Midway International Airport.
Moonshine, ziplines and neon signs: 5 new Las Vegas attractions for 2019
New Las Vegas attractions include a zipline, a speakeasy and distillery and an outpost of the best bar in North America.
Viral Vermont bachelor party: Free beer, a dislocated shoulder and a stuck Maserati
Will Novak went to a stranger’s bachelor party in Vermont after being accidentally invited due to an email typo.
5 new things in Las Vegas
Photo tour of new Las Vegas attractions including Fly Linq, The Underground speakeasy, NoMad Bar, Block 16 Urban Food Hall and a Neon Museum exhibit.
Southwest Airlines new Hawaii flights stalled by government shutdown
The airline said the certification process for long, over-water flights with the FAA has been affected by the government shutdown.