If you’re flying Southwest, be prepared for some big complications today.

After canceling thousands of flights in late 202, facing massive backlash due to those issues, and promising improvements for the future, it seems issues have impacted Southwest once again in a big way.

According to WESH 2 News, ALL flights by Southwest Airlines were grounded throughout the United States on April 18th for a period of time.

A Tweet by the Federal Aviation Administration indicated that Southwest requested the FAA pause their departures.

Southwest Airlines requested the FAA pause the airline’s departures.

Please contact Southwest Airlines for more.

— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) April 18, 2023

 

 

 

The FAA later indicated the ground stop for all Southwest Flights was canceled.

https://twitter.com/FAANews/status/1648341637238599681?s=20

 

 

 

Southwest posted a message on Twitter saying “We have had to implement a ground stop as a result of intermittent issues that were experienced, and we should hopefully be resuming our operation as soon as possible.”

According to FlightAware, around 1,249 Southwest flights (about 30%) were delayed as of 11:01AM ET. By 11:05AM ET, around 1,512 Southwest flights were listed as delayed.

In various responses made to comments on Twitter, Southwest apologized for any inconvenience that had been caused.

Even though the ground stop has been lifted, it could lead to some continued delays as Southwest resumes operations and tries to get back on schedule. So if you’re flying with Southwest today, be sure to check and see if your flight is delayed and how that might impact your plans.

To learn more about the changes Southwest had discussed to help reduce cancelations, click here. And click here to see the tricks they could use to help you board your plane faster.

Stay tuned for more news.

Click here to see more about what Southwest Airlines is doing to fix its issues exposed by the holiday travel delays

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