{"id":531951,"date":"2022-12-28T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T04:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/key-words-buttigieg-vows-to-hold-southwest-airlines-accountable-for-meltdown\/"},"modified":"2022-12-28T07:31:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T04:31:00","slug":"key-words-buttigieg-vows-to-hold-southwest-airlines-accountable-for-meltdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/key-words-buttigieg-vows-to-hold-southwest-airlines-accountable-for-meltdown\/","title":{"rendered":"#Key Words: Buttigieg vows to hold Southwest Airlines \u2018accountable\u2019 for meltdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407ef6d4088\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407ef6d4088\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/key-words-buttigieg-vows-to-hold-southwest-airlines-accountable-for-meltdown\/#%E2%80%9CKey_Words_Buttigieg_vows_to_hold_Southwest_Airlines_%E2%80%98accountable_for_meltdown%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Key Words: Buttigieg vows to hold Southwest Airlines \u2018accountable\u2019 for meltdown&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/key-words-buttigieg-vows-to-hold-southwest-airlines-accountable-for-meltdown\/#Mike_Murphy\" >Mike Murphy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKey_Words_Buttigieg_vows_to_hold_Southwest_Airlines_%E2%80%98accountable_for_meltdown%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Key Words: Buttigieg vows to hold Southwest Airlines \u2018accountable\u2019 for meltdown&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\">\n<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap crawler\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001514176\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetArticleReader\n              article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-article-reader\">\n<div class=\"audioplayer\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0001514176\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Listen to Article\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"articlereader\" data-show-title=\"false\" data-theme=\"wsj-article-reader\" data-show-header=\"false\" data-show-subscribe=\"false\" data-ads-enabled=\"true\" data-save-publication=\"false\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg weighed in on Southwest Airlines\u2019 holiday-weekend implosion Tuesday, promising customers that his department will hold the airline accountable.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cTheir system really has completely melted down,\u201d Buttigieg said in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/southwest-flight-cancellations-winter-storm-tuesday\/index.html\" class=\"icon none\">a CNN interview Tuesday evening<\/a>. Buttigieg said he had spoken earlier in the day with Southwest Chief Executive Bob Jordan, and \u201cI made clear that our department will be holding them accountable for their responsibilities to customers, both to get them through this situation and to make sure that this can\u2019t h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en again.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       \u201cI conveyed to the CEO our expectation that they going to go above and beyond to take care of passengers and to address this,\u201d Buttigieg said.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetTweet\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetTweet\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic-inset-container article__inset__dynamic \">\n<style>\n            iframe.twitter-tweet {\n                width: 100% !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USDOT\/status\/1607889141038989312\"><\/a>\n            <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetPullQuote\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetPullQuote\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wsj-article-pullquote article__inset__pullquote \">\n<p class=\"pullquote-content article__inset__pullquote__quote\">\n        <span class=\"l-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--left\">\u201c<\/span> \u201cOur department will be holding them accountable for their responsibilities to customers.\u201d <span class=\"r-qt article__inset__pullquote__mark--right\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>        <small><br \/>\n          <span class=\"inset-author article__inset__pullquote__author\">\u2014 Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/small><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Southwest canceled more than 2,600 flights Tuesday, according to FlightAware data, and has already canceled more than 2,500 on Wednesday and 1,400 on Thursday as it looks to rebuild its shattered flight schedule. That came after the airline canceled thousands of flights Sunday and Monday, stranding tens of thousands of passengers <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing for the Christmas holiday.<\/p>\n<p> In a video Tuesday, Jordan said Southwest hopes to be \u201cback on track before next week\u201d and blamed the weekend\u2019s intense winter storm that struck most of the country. Unions representing Southwest workers, however, put the blame on antiquated scheduling software that left the airline struggling to fill flight-crew positions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also see: <\/strong>Southwest\u2019s \u2018heartfelt apologies\u2019 to travelers are just beginning amid winter storm Elliott chaos<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom what I can tell, Southwest is unable to locate even where their own crews are, let alone their own passengers, let alone baggage,\u201d Buttigieg told CNN, saying he had spoken to Southwest union leaders.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/transportation-department-will-looking-southwest-flight-cancellations-rcna63422\" class=\"icon none\">interview with NBC News<\/a> on Tuesday night, Buttigieg said: \u201cThis has clearly crossed the line from what\u2019s an uncontrollable weather situation to something that is the airline\u2019s direct responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Transportation Department <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USDOT\/status\/1607558478859759616\" class=\"icon none\">said<\/a> it would investigate Southwest over \u201cwhether cancellations were controllable and if Southwest is complying with its customer service plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Southwest shares<br \/>\n        LUV,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/201071949\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-5.96%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       sank 6% on Tuesday, and have fallen 21% year to date, compared to the S&amp;P 500\u2019s<br \/>\n        SPX,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/210599714\/realtime\" class=\"negative\">-0.40%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       0.4% decline Tuesday and 20% retreat this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author mobile-scrim hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Mike Murphy\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"bio\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/author\/mike-murphy\",\"text\":\"Biography\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"twitter\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmmmurf\",\"text\":\"@mmmmurf\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"email\",\"url\":\"mailto:mmurphy@marketwatch.com\",\"text\":\"mmurphy@marketwatch.com\"}]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mike_Murphy\"><\/span>Mike Murphy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><ufc-follow-author-widget product=\"marketwatch\" author-id=\"142_MW\" author-name=\"Mike Murphy\" signin-url=\"https:\/\/accounts.marketwatch.com\/login?target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketwatch.com%2Fstory%2Fbuttigieg-vows-to-hold-southwest-airlines-accountable-for-meltdown-11672201915%3Frss%3D1%26siteid%3Drss\" panda-api=\"https:\/\/follow-api.marketwatch.com\"><\/ufc-follow-author-widget><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story.asp?guid=%7B20C06575-04D4-B545-7171-AC08AE1358B6%7D&#038;siteid=rss&#038;rss=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Key Words: Buttigieg vows to hold Southwest Airlines \u2018accountable\u2019 for meltdown&#8221; U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg weighed in on Southwest Airlines\u2019 holiday-weekend implosion Tuesday, promising customers that his department will hold the airline accountable. \u201cTheir system really has completely melted down,\u201d Buttigieg said in a CNN interview Tuesday evening. Buttigieg said he had spoken earlier&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":531952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.mktw.net\/im-693260\/social","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-531951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/531952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}