Airlines cancel thousands of flights amid winter storm chaos, with Southwest nixing 68%
Airlines continue to cancel thousands of flights in what is becoming a Christmas nightmare for so many, as winter storms continue to cause havoc across the U.S. Airlines continue to cancel thousands of flights in what is becoming a Christmas nightmare for so many, as winter storms continue to cause havoc across the U.S. Most major airlines have canceled or delayed thousands of flights, with Southwest Airlines leading the pack with 2,765 or 68% of its flights getting canceled so far Monday, due to a reported system meltdown. On Christmas Day, 42% of Southwest’s flight s were cancel ed and 48% were delayed, according to data from FlightAware. MORE: Buffalo hit by 'blizzard of the century,' governor says Angry Southwest customers took to Twitter on Monday, sharing their frustrations over the delays, cancelations and long hold times to speak to customer service agents. “With consecutive days of extreme winter weather across our network behind us, continuing challenges are impacti...