Roughly 1,000 travelers were stuck at the Denver International Airport overnight on Monday amid a mass cancellation and delay of flights from Southwest Airlines due to inclement weather across the country.
Southwest reported 2,876 cancellations on Monday, approximately 70% of its total flights on that day, according to tracking from FlightAware. The airline also had 681 delayed flights on that day, accounting for another 16% of its schedule.
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The Denver International Airport has been at the center of the travel disruptions, with more than 460 flights being canceled on Monday — more than any other airport, according to FlightAware. The airport had another 362 flights canceled on Tuesday, but the number of travelers staying overnight decreased to fewer than 50, according to officials.
The Department of Transportation announced it would examine Southwest Airlines’s customer service policies after the airline was crippled with widespread disruptions this week, noting the agency was “concerned” by the “disproportionate and unacceptable rate” of cancellations and delays.
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More than 2,840 flights within, into, or out of the United States were already canceled on Wednesday as of 2 p.m., with another 2,662 delayed, according to FlightAware. The issue is expected to continue into Thursday, with 2,376 flights already canceled for that day.
