Southwest Airlines shut down on Tuesday due to what it says is “intermittent technology issues,” just months after the airline suffered from a major meltdown over the holiday season.
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Southwest Says Flight Cancelations Triggered by Recent Winter Storm Will Cost $825 Million
Southwest Airlines said Friday the tens of thousands of delayed and canceled flights triggered by a recent winter storm will cost the company $725 million to $825 million.
The company made the disclosure in a federal regulatory filing.
Read MoreCourt Demands Southwest Airlines Reinstate Flight Attendant Fired over Religious Beliefs
A federal judge has awarded a former Southwest Airlines flight attendant the maximum amount in damages allowed under federal law and issued an injunction against the airline and its union from discriminating against flight attendants because of their religious beliefs.
Judge Brantley Starr, ruling for the U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, last week ordered Southwest to pay Carter back pay and other forms of relief that the jury awarded when she won her lawsuit in July.
Read MoreFormer Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Reinstated by Court After Firing over Pro-Life Views
A federal judge has ordered Southwest Airlines to rehire a flight attendant and award her damages, back pay, and interest after she was fired in 2017 for stating her pro-life views on social media.
The ruling marks a victory for the religious freedom rights of Christians in the workplace at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with the issue in 303 Creative v. Elenis.
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