Southwest nightmare continues as ‘technical issues’ delay 1,800 flights

By Jack Birle

Published April 18, 2023 6:17pm ET

Southwest nightmare continues as ‘technical issues’ delay 1,800 flights — Southwest Airlines planes are parked at the terminal at Long Beach Airport on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Long Beach, California. Southwest Airlines planes were grounded nationwide for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, causing more than 1,800 flight delays just four months after the carrier suffered a meltdown over the Christmas travel rush.

In a move that beckoned to struggles past, Southwest Airlines halted all fights for a brief period on Tuesday. The airline is still recovering from the woes of a system meltdown during the 2022 holiday travel season.

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