Most systems are back online today following multiple outages reported on Wednesday afternoon.
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Southwest jet in the air, unlike numerous airline’s grounded planes from computer glitch.
In a statement released this morning, Southwest spokeswoman Linda Rutherford said more than 221 flights had been canceled.
Tina Thomas, of Florida, remained on standby for a 4:30 p.m. flight to NY after her morning flight was canceled. Systems were gradually being restored throughout the day. “Flexible rebooking accommodation is available to customers who are holding tickets from Wednesday through Sunday”. Our Teams will continue to work diligently through the night to resolve any outstanding issues.
Southwest Airlines struggled to recover Thursday from a massive computer outage, as several hundred more flights were canceled or delayed around the country.
Almost 700 flights were canceled Wednesday.
The airline apologized for the glitch and subsequent travel troubles in a message posted on Twitter. Still, he urged anyone taking a flight on any airline in the coming days to check their flight’s status before leaving their home or hotel online at http://content.abia.org:8080/webfids or by calling their individual airlines.
She wasn’t the only one stuck in long lines.
At least one Tulsa flight has been canceled. We are aware and investigating current issues with our systems.
Bob Hope Airport in Burbank showed three departing flights canceled and five others delayed, along with four canceled arriving flights three delayed arrivals.
The company is sorry about the bad services and trouble which they caused to customers.
“I’m really disappointed with Southwest”.
@SouthwestAir on my vacation and sitting with my phone to check-in for my return flight!
– Nina Simone (@nevans25) July 20, 2016Flight delays out of Memphis on southwest to Midway.
The air carrier has replaced a router, rebooted some 400 servers and reinstalled applications on those servers to get them back up and running, which Van de Ven said took about 12 hours to complete.
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Midway is a major hub for Southwest, which operates more than 3,900 flights nationwide on weekdays.
