{"id":91887,"date":"2023-04-19T06:20:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T06:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2023\/04\/19\/thousands-of-flights-delayed-as-southwest-glitch-grounds-planes\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T06:20:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T06:20:10","slug":"thousands-of-flights-delayed-as-southwest-glitch-grounds-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2023\/04\/19\/thousands-of-flights-delayed-as-southwest-glitch-grounds-planes\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of flights delayed as Southwest glitch grounds planes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div >\n<p ><b >Thousands of flights have been delayed in the United States after Southwest Airlines was forced to temporarily suspend all flights due to a &#8220;technical glitch&#8221;.  <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >The airline said it will work to accommodate passengers disrupted by the hour-long nationwide disruption.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >More than 5,400 flights from the United States were delayed as of Tuesday, according to Flight Aware.  More than 100 have been cancelled. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >It is the latest setback for the low-cost airline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >&#8220;This morning, Southwest Airlines experienced a technical problem with one of their internal systems,&#8221; the FAA said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >It added that all departures had been suspended at the airline&#8217;s request while the Dallas-based carrier addressed the issue.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >&#8220;The hiatus has been lifted and her service has resumed,&#8221; the FAA said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >On social media, airline officials asked passengers to ask them for help directly, and made an effort to do so <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthwestAir\/status\/1648397856464867328\" >reassure passengers<\/a> that the company is working to resolve the issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >Southwest Airlines has come under fire after &#8220;staff shortages&#8221; led to 16,700 flight cancellations and disruptions to travel plans for two million customers over the Christmas holiday season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >At the time, the US Department of Transportation said it would investigate whether customers were subjected to &#8220;unfair and deceptive&#8221; practices. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of flights have been delayed in the United States after Southwest Airlines was forced to temporarily suspend all flights due to a &#8220;technical glitch&#8221;. 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