Southwest Airlines cancels hundreds of flights for the third day in a row

[Jacob Siegal]

COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to climb throughout the United States as new cases have dropped to their lowest levels since the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile, people all over the country are attempting to travel for the first time in months, but one major airline is having a very difficult time getting those travelers where they want to go.

Citing data from the FlightAware flight tracking service, The New York Times reported that Southwest Airlines had canceled around 8% of its flights for the day as of midday on Wednesday, while 14% had been delayed. This is now the third day in a row that Southwest had struggled to get flights off of the ground after one of its weather data suppliers was beset by technical issues.

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