Southwest canceled more than 2,500 flights nationwide today, according to FlightAware.
Quite a few bags still need to be reunited with passengers, but Albrecht said Southwest has the baggage area"well-staffed."
Southwest plans to operate roughly one-third of its schedule over the next several days, a spokesperson said Wednesday morning by email.. Southwest said it is also working to create a resource to reconnect passengers with their bags.U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said Tuesday that he expects Southwest to meet its duties to its passengers and workers and to take steps to be sure something similar doesn't occur in the future.
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