Daily News | Southwest CEO says more flight cancelations coming as travelers in Philly impacted
Jose F. Moreno / Staff PhotographerStranded travelers in Philadelphia and across the country continue to be impacted by a wave of flight cancellations stemming from a deadly winter storm that have impacted air travel since the end of last week.
Southwest has been impacted the most. About 4,000 domestic U.S. flights were canceled Monday, according to the tracking website FlightAware, and 2,900 of those were Southwest’s. Other major airlines, including American, United, Delta and JetBlue, suffered cancellation rates of between zero and 2%. The cancellation rate at Southwest Airlines was 62%, according to FlightAware.More than 2,900 more flights had already been canceled by all airlines operating in the United States as of 11 a.m.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal Monday night, Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said there would be more cancellations Tuesday and Wednesday, with the airline planning to operate just one-third of its normal schedule. “We had a tough day today. In all likelihood we’ll have another tough day tomorrow as we work our way out of this,”The issues at Southwest appear to stem from a combination of factors, including the busy holiday travel season to a deadly winter storm that has
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