Southwest Airlines CEO: More Cancellations Ahead
Monday, 26
December 2022 10:59 PM EST
Southwest
Airlines on Monday canceled
more than two-thirds of its flights and plas to do the same on Tuesday and
Wednesday, CEO Bob
Jordan told The Wall Street
Journal Monday night.
Southwest saw
thousands of customers stranded in the winter storm even as other airlines resumed flights.
“We had a tough
day today. In all likelihood we’ll have another tough day tomorrow as we work
our way out of this,” Jordan said. “This is the largest scale event that I’ve
ever seen.”
Southwest plans
to run one-third of its normal schedule to allow for crews to get
into the right positions, he said. The reduced schedule could be extended if
needed, he added.
"Southwest
plans to operate about 1,500 flights per day through Friday as it works to sort
out its network," tweeted Business Insider reporter David Slotnick.
"It also plans to zero-out inventory, making it so people can’t buy
tickets or rebook onto flights that may eventually be canceled."
The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) said late on Monday it would examine the
large number of Southwest canceled and delayed flights in recent days to
determine if they were in the airline's control, calling them
"unacceptable."
Southwest
canceled 2,886 flights on Monday, or 70% of scheduled flights, after canceling
48% on Sunday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. It has also
already canceled 60%, or more than 2,400, of its planned Tuesday flights.
"USDOT is
concerned by Southwest Airlines’ disproportionate and unacceptable rate of
cancellations and delays as well as the failure to properly support customers
experiencing a cancellation or delay," the department said.
It said it would
"closely examine whether cancellations were controllable and whether
Southwest is complying with its customer service plan as well as all other
pertinent DOT rules."
Southwest delayed
48% of flights on Sunday and 16% on Monday.
Other major U.S.
airlines suffered significant cancellations in recent days but not nearly at as
high rates as Southwest and they have now largely recovered.
USDOT on Monday
pointed to Southwest Airlines customer service plan, which notes the airline
will provide meal or hotel vouchers for extended delays that are due to issues
within the airline's control but not for unforeseen issues like weather.
In August, major
U.S. airlines including Southwest told USDOT they would commit to provide meals
for customers delayed by three hours and hotel rooms for stranded passengers if
prompted by issues under the airlines' control.
Many airlines
have previously offered vouchers or hotel rooms for delays they caused but did
not spell out all commitments in customer service plans.
Newsmax
staffer Jack Gournell contribued.
Connecting the Dots:
Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) is a division of the U.S.
Department of Transportation.
Federal
Aviation Agency was the predecessor to the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA).
Najeeb Halaby was Queen
Noor’s mother and a director at the Federal Aviation Agency.
Queen Noor is Najeeb
Halaby’s daughter, the Jordan queen dowager, a
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a director at Refugees
International.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank), the Refugees International and
the Center for American Progress.
George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society and was a supporter for the Center for American Progress.
Tom Daschle is a director at the Center for
American Progress, married to Linda H. Daschle and a senior
policy adviser at DLA Piper.
Linda
H. Daschle is
married to Tom Daschle and was the deputy administrator for
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Ray H. LaHood is a
senior policy adviser for DLA Piper, his counselor was Kathryn
B. Thomson and was the secretary at the U.S. Department of
Transportation for the Barack Obama administration.
Kathryn B.
Thomson was Ray H. LaHood’s counselor, a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, is married to Christopher
P. Lu, and the chief counsel for the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA).
Christopher P. Lu
is married to Kathryn B. Thomson, the deputy secretary nominee for
the U.S. Department of Labor, was the White House
cabinet secretary for the Barack Obama administration and a
litigation associate at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
R. Eden Martin is
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and
the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
James S.
Crown is the Commercial Club of Chicago and a trustee at
the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Lester Crown
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a lifetime
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Queen Noor is a
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), Najeeb Halaby’s daughter,
the Jordan queen dowager and a director at Refugees International.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank) and the Refugees International.
George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Walter Isaacson is
the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and
was the chairman & CEO for CNN.
Aleksandra
Johnson was the producer for CNN, the director of public
affairs for the U.S. Department of Transportation and is the chief
of staff for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) is a division of the U.S.
Department of Transportation.
Federal
Aviation Agency was the predecessor to the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA).
Najeeb Halaby was a
director at the Federal Aviation Agency and Queen Noor’s
mother.
Queen Noor is Najeeb
Halaby’s daughter, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think
tank), the Jordan queen dowager and a director at Refugees
International.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank) and the Refugees International.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society and is an advisory board member for the Earth Institute.
Norman E. Borlaug was
an advisory board member for the Earth Institute and
a professor at
the Texas A&M University.
Robert
(Bob) Jordan (businessman)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Jordan_(businessman)
Robert
Jordan is an American
business executive. He
became the chief executive officer (CEO) of Southwest Airlines on
February 1, 2022.[1] On
June 23, 2021 it was announced that he would succeed Gary C. Kelly as
the sixth CEO of the company in February 2022.[2] Previously
he was Executive Vice President of Corporate Services for Southwest Airlines.
Jordan graduated from Texas A&M
University with
a Computer Science degree. Before joining Southwest Airlines in 1988, he worked
as a programmer and financial analyst for Hewlett-Packard.[2] During
his time at Southwest, he has served in a wide variety of roles, notably
previously running AirTran Airways following Southwest's
acquisition of the carrier in 2011.
Kenneth J. Arrow is
an advisory board member for the Earth Institute and Lawrence
H. Summers’s uncle.
Lawrence
H. Summers is a distinguished senior fellow at the Center for
American Progress Kenneth J. Arrow’s nephew, was the
National Economic Council chairman for the Barack Obama administration
and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Tom Daschle is a
director at the Center for American Progress, married to Linda
H. Daschle.
Linda H. Daschle is
married to Tom Daschle and was the deputy administrator for
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
George Soros was a supporter for the Center for American Progress
and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for
American Progress and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Cameron F. Kerry is
a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F.
Kerry’s brother, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Christopher P. Lu
was a litigation associate at Sidley
Austin LLP, the White House cabinet secretary for
the Barack Obama administration, is the deputy secretary nominee
for the U.S. Department of Labor and is married to Kathryn
B. Thomson.
Kathryn B.
Thomson was a partner at Sidley
Austin LLP, Ray H. LaHood’s counselor, is married
to Christopher P. Lu and the chief counsel for the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA).
Ray H. LaHood’s counselor
was Kathryn B. Thomson, was the secretary at the U.S.
Department of Transportation for the Barack Obama
administration and is a senior policy adviser for DLA Piper.
Tom Daschle is a
senior policy adviser at DLA Piper, married to Linda H.
Daschle and a director at the Center for American Progress.
Linda H. Daschle is
married to Tom Daschle and was the deputy administrator for
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
George Soros was a supporter for the Center for American Progress
and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for
American Progress and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Lawrence
H. Summers is a distinguished senior fellow at the Center for
American Progress Kenneth J. Arrow’s nephew, was a trustee
at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the National Economic
Council chairman for the Barack Obama administration.
Kenneth J. Arrow is
Lawrence H. Summers’s uncle and an advisory board member for
the Earth Institute.
George Soros is an advisory board member for the Earth Institute.
Norman E. Borlaug was
an advisory board member for the Earth Institute and
a professor at
the Texas A&M University.
Robert (Bob) Jordan graduated from Texas A&M University and is chief executive
officer (CEO) of Southwest Airlines.
Robert M. Gates was
the president of the Texas A&M University and the defense
secretary for the Barack Obama administration.
Elsa A. Murano was
the president of the Texas A&M University, and the undersecretary
for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Daniel R.
Glickman was the agriculture secretary at the U.S. Department
of Agriculture for the William J. Clinton administration
and is a director of the Congressional Program for the Aspen Institute
(think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank) and the Refugees International.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Queen Noor is a
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Jordan queen
dowager, a director at Refugees International and Najeeb
Halaby’s daughter.
Najeeb Halaby is
Queen Noor’s mother and was a director at the Federal
Aviation Agency.
Federal
Aviation Agency was the predecessor to the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA).
Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) is a division of the U.S.
Department of Transportation.
Aleksandra
Johnson is the chief of staff for the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), the director of public affairs for the U.S.
Department of Transportation and was the producer for CNN.
Walter Isaacson was
the chairman & CEO for CNN and is the president & CEO for
the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society and an advisory board member for the Earth Institute.
Norman E. Borlaug was
an advisory board member for the Earth Institute and
a professor at
the Texas A&M University.
Robert (Bob) Jordan graduated from Texas A&M University and is chief executive
officer (CEO) of Southwest Airlines.
Robert M. Gates was
the president of the Texas A&M University and the defense
secretary for the Barack Obama administration.
Elsa A. Murano was
the president of the Texas A&M University, and the undersecretary
for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Daniel R.
Glickman was the agriculture secretary at the U.S. Department
of Agriculture for the William J. Clinton administration
and is a director of the Congressional Program for the Aspen Institute
(think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
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Research
FAA: 'No experience
necessary' for air-traffic control (Past Research
on the FAA)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY
17, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/02/faa-no-experience-necessary-for-air.html
Feds Seek Tax on Sugary
Drinks, Snacks (Past Research on the Earth
Institute & Texas A&M University)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY
22, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/02/feds-seek-tax-on-sugary-drinks-snacks.html
DELINGPOLE: Germans
Unhappy As ‘Climate Change’ Is Dropped From G-20 Communique (Past Research on Lawrence Summers)
SUNDAY, MARCH 19,
2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/03/delingpole-germans-unhappy-as-climate.html
John Kerry to Deliver
Major Address on Israel on Wednesday (Past Research
on Cameron Kerry & Sidley Austin LLP)
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 28, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/12/john-kerry-to-deliver-major-address-on.html
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