Southwest Airlines

The peaks in the U.S. are likely to be lower than they were during the Thanksgiving holiday. That is making airlines and federal officials optimistic

The Transportation Security Administration expects to screen 2.6 million passengers on Tuesday and 2.7 million on Wednesday. 55.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home

Flight attendants’ union say they are frustrated with negotiations over a new contract for workers who have not seen raises since 2019. American’s pilots recently won raises of more than 40%

Airlines are trying to avoid a rerun of last year, when they were caught unprepared for a rapid recovery in air travel

The pilots’ union at American said Monday that almost all its members took part in the voting, and that 99% of those who voted authorized the union to call for a strike

The airline requested on Tuesday that the FAA pause the carrier’s flights. The ground stop was brief, but it led to more than 1,800 delayed flights

The Justice Department said the tie-up would especially hurt cost-conscious travelers who depend on Spirit to find cheaper options than they can find on JetBlue and other airlines

The homeless and those without electricity were at special risk from the cold, the weather service said

Democrats on the committee were frustrated that Southwest didn’t respond to warnings from its unions that it needed to improve its crew-scheduling system

Southwest canceled 16,700 flights in late December, likely affecting travel plans for about two million people

‘The system simply can’t handle the volume today, much less the anticipated growth,’ Scott Kirby said