The Department of Transportation is suing the airline for what it characterized as months of "chronically delayed" flights — those that arrive at least 30 minutes late more than half the time.

The Department of Transportation on Wednesday sued Southwest Airlines, alleging the carrier operated chronically delayed flights, and fined Frontier Airlines for late-arriving flights.

What to know: Southwest Airlines offers a different experience.Here's how it works. The release also announced an enforcement action against Frontier Airlines for chronically delayed flights. The ...

Southwest Airlines was not initially available for comment, but told The Associated Press, "Since DOT issued its Chronically Delayed Flight (CDF) policy in 2009, Southwest has operated more than ...

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The DOT files a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines for operating chronically delayed flights. The suit comes only 12 days after the DOT fined JetBlue for its chronically delayed flights.

The Department of Transportation is suing Southwest Airlines, accusing it of operating two “chronically delayed flights” in 2022 that resulted in 180 flight disruptions.

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According to the DOT, Southwest operated two flights that, between them, experienced 180 disruptions between April and August 2022. The flights operated between Chicago Midway International ...

Southwest Airlines said in a statement that it was "disappointed" by the lawsuit. "Since DOT issued its Chronically Delayed Flight (CDF) policy in 2009, Southwest has operated more than 20 million ...