Southwest Airlines is resuming operations after the airline briefly paused departures due to a “technical issue” earlier this morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Although operations have resumed, there may be flight delays as a result of the pause.
“This morning SouthwestAir experienced a technical issue with one of their internal systems,” the FAA said in a tweet. “At the airline’s request, the FAA paused Southwest’s departures as they resolved the issue. The pause has been lifted and their service has resumed.”
This morning @SouthwestAir experienced a technical issue with one of their internal systems.
At the airline’s request, the FAA paused Southwest’s departures as they resolved the issue.
The pause has been lifted and their service has resumed.
— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) April 18, 2023
FlightAware indicates that nearly 2,500 of the Southwest’s flights on Tuesday morning, which represents about 30% of its schedule for the day, were delayed.
The latest disruption comes months after Southwest cancelled more than 16,700 flights in December due to changes to its staff scheduling computer systems. The issues cost Sou …
