Southwest Airlines canceled more than 600 flights Monday and another 400 on Tuesday due to the latest winter storm in the South. The airline said that “significant” weather delays and cancellations were expected through Tuesday because of the winter storm. Some fliers are stranded, but Southwest is working to accommodate them by putting them up in hotels or connecting them with other airlines where possible.
Southwest Airlines said it would cancel or delay more than 600 flights on Monday and another 400 on Tuesday due to the storm.
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The airline said that “significant” weather delays and cancellations were expected through Tuesday because of the winter storm. The carrier is also waiving change fees for customers who want to switch their flight plans due to bad weather in some areas where Southwest operates.
Flights were delayed or canceled at airports in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Memphis and Nashville as of 9 p.m., according to FlightAware’s website which tracks air travel data.
If you want reimbursement for travel expenses related to the storm — meaning anything besides meals — Southwest will cover each passenger up to $1,000 per ticket if they provide receipts within 14 days of their flight cancellation or delay being announced by Southwest Airlines (make sure they include all applicable taxes). This includes hotels near the airport if needed while waiting out bad weather at home; car rentals; taxi rides; parking fees; bus tickets (within reason); train tickets (again, within reason); shuttle services between airports on one end and your home or destination on another end during severe weather conditions requiring flights being canceled or delayed more than three hours past departure time without notification from Southwest Airlines beforehand due to weather concerns such as heavy snowfall in Colorado Springs causing freezing rain from Denver International Airport northward all along Interstate 25 between Fort Collins through Wyoming up into Montana with winds gusting up over 50 mph affecting planes landing safely but unable to take off again until winds died down enough so pilots felt comfortable taking off again after clearing runway ice off wings prior takeoff each time before attempting takeoff attempts which meant many hours spent sitting inside planes waiting patiently hoping their turn would come soon so they could finally board plane allowing them to leave long delay behind which resulted in missed work meetings/appointments etc.
