The Latest Breaking News from Southwest

‘I wasn’t on this flight, but I would still like a refund,’ quipped one Twitter follower

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Southwest Airlines came to a contract deal with the 170-member union that represents workers that clean airplanes, after the workers overwhelmingly rejected a contract this summer.

Passengers on board the Southwest Airlines flight from William P. Hobby Airport in Houston to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico were sent explicit photographs of a man's genitals on their iPhones

American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and several of the nation’s other top carriers are spelling out their policies on giving meal and hotel vouchers to passengers stranded by airline-caused delays and cancellations after regulators threatened tougher rules following a summer of travel turmoil.

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture in her back during a hard landing last month in California

‘You have this little baby in your arms and, in a blink of an eye, she’s sitting on the flight deck next to you’

The union representing flight attendants at Southwest Airlines has asked federal mediators to step in and help with stalled contract talks after more than three years of negotiations.

Federal officials say Southwest Airlines and its pilots union have resisted some investigations into accidents and other incidents, and have pushed to close the matters quickly