DOJ joins investigation of Southwest’s holiday flight meltdown: Was schedule ‘unrealistic’? Tuesday, April 25 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice has joined an investigation led by the Department of Transportation into Southwest Airlines' meltdown in December -- when the company canceled more than 16,000 flights over an 11-day period -- a DOT spokesperson said.The DOT's probe is looking... Read More.
“It’s a mess’: Messages to Southwest pilots show meltdown unfolding Thursday, February 9 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson faced lawmakers Thursday in a highly-anticipated Senate Commerce Committee hearing to answer for the airline's historic holiday meltdown."Let me be clear: we messed up," Watterson testified. "In hindsight, we did not have enough winter... Read More.
Software maintenance mistake at center of major FAA computer meltdown: Official Wednesday, January 11 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The ground stop and Federal Aviation Administration systems failures Wednesday morning that impacted thousands of flights across the U.S. appear to have been the result of a mistake that occurred during routine scheduled systems maintenance, according to a senior official briefed... Read More.
Southwest Airlines holiday meltdown will cost company up to $825 million Friday, January 6 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The holiday meltdown at Southwest Airlines last month cost the company as much as $825 million in lost revenue and added expenses, the company said in a government filing on Friday.Southwest Airlines, the largest domestic airline in the U.S., canceled more... Read More.
‘Disruption we’ve never seen’: What’s causing the Southwest Airlines meltdown? Thursday, December 29 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A massive storm has blanketed much of the U.S. with snow, slowing air travel during a peak season and causing tens of thousands of flight cancellations. The holiday meltdown at Southwest Airlines, however, has far eclipsed its competitors.By Wednesday afternoon, the... Read More.
Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster over tour presale meltdown Monday, December 5 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Many Taylor Swift fans expressed outrage online over the presale ticket disaster, but now some of those fans are taking it a step further and claiming the ordeal was illegal.Nearly two dozen Taylor Swift fans filed a complaint Friday in Los... Read More.
‘Stranger Things’ creators reportedly having “total meltdown” after branded ‘Monopoly’ game spoils season 4 Thursday, May 19 by ABC NewsMatt and Ross Duffer, the sibling creators of Netflix's hit Stranger Things, reportedly had a "total meltdown" when they found out a Monopoly game set in their fictional world spoiled some major surprises.According to a Reddit thread, a copy of... Read More.
“Desperately juvenile” — Charlie Sheen looks back 10 years after his infamous “Tiger Blood” meltdown Friday, February 26 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- (NOTE LANGUAGE) -- While we can't blame you for losing track of time nowadays, even considering the pandemic and everything that was 2020, it might be hard to imagine that Charlie Sheen's infamous meltdown was 10 years ago. A decade ago this month, Sheen... Read More.
