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The Vermont senator blasted Southwest's "unacceptable" meltdown and demanded the Transportation Department step in

After a massive meltdown, the air carrier needs to take care of its thousands of upset customers and make systemic changes to antiquated systems.

Last year’s column successfully predicted Democratic Senate gains and a smaller-than-expected Republican House takeover. Here is our not-totally-serious forecast for 2023:

US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigeig says mass flight cancellations are not merely a ‘weather-driven issue’.

As a winter storm bore down on a broad swath of the U.S., a staffing crisis was brewing for Southwest Airlines Co. in Denver.

Another 2,500 flights are being pulled from arrival and departure boards Wednesday and more are expected throughout the day.

Families hoping to catch a Southwest Airlines flight after days of cancellations, missing luggage and missed family connections are suffering through another wave of scrubbed flights

The airline's CEO says the company is hoping to be "back on track before next week." But until then, it's continuing on a reduced schedule.

The Dallas-based airline has canceled more flights than any other airline during the holidays, prompting federal investigators to ask why.

Last year’s column successfully predicted Democratic Senate gains and a smaller-than-expected Republican House takeover. Here is our not-totally-serious forecast for 2023:

Airline cancellations topped 5,700 US flights on Friday as massive winter storms snarled airport operations around the United States and frustrated tens of thousands of holiday travelers. That followed nearly 2,700 canceled flights on Thursday, while just over 1,000 flights have already been canceled for Saturday, according to flight tracking…