{"id":532151,"date":"2022-12-29T00:23:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T21:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/southwest-airlines-could-face-fines-amid-pete-buttigieg-slam\/"},"modified":"2022-12-29T00:23:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T21:23:53","slug":"southwest-airlines-could-face-fines-amid-pete-buttigieg-slam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/southwest-airlines-could-face-fines-amid-pete-buttigieg-slam\/","title":{"rendered":"#Southwest Airlines could face fines amid Pete Buttigieg slam"},"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-6a40a93e4b25b\" 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-6a40a93e4b25b\" 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\/southwest-airlines-could-face-fines-amid-pete-buttigieg-slam\/#%E2%80%9CSouthwest_Airlines_could_face_fines_amid_Pete_Buttigieg_slam%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Southwest Airlines could face fines amid Pete Buttigieg slam&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSouthwest_Airlines_could_face_fines_amid_Pete_Buttigieg_slam%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Southwest Airlines could face fines amid Pete Buttigieg slam&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Southwest Airlines could be sl<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>ed with major penalties for ruining Christmas for thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ers by canceling flights during the holiday weekend, federal officials warned Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and congressional leaders have called on the budget airline to issue refunds and pay for expenses after the Dallas-based company grounded more than 14,500 flights since Friday \u2014 including more than 2,500 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey need to make sure that these stranded passengers get to where they need to go and that they are provided adequate compensation \u2014 not just for the flight itself,\u201d Buttigieg said on ABC\u2019s \u201cGood Morning America\u201d on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg described the Southwest travel chaos as unprecedented during his tenure and said the department will \u201cmount an extraordinary effort\u201d to ensure passengers are compensated for their troubles.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest\u2019s customer service plan notes that it will provide vouchers and lodging for delays or cancellations \u201cwithin our control.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\u201cWe will honor reasonable requests for reimbursement for meals, hotel and alternate transportation,\u201d a Southwest spokesperson told The Post on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg said the airline has pledged to exceed the required level of customer service. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order to restore that relationship with their customers, Southwest is going to have to not only make them financially whole, but find a way to really rebuild trust and confidence,\u201d Buttigieg said. \u201cThey pledged to me that they\u2019re going to do that. I want to see exactly what that means.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-57.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Southwest Airlines\" class=\"wp-image-25158280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-57.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-57.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-57.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Terrible winter weather stranded countless travelers during the holidays.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last month, the Department of Transportation <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/regulator-accuses-airlines-of-extreme-delays-refunding-fliers-fines-six-carriers-11668476283\">fined six airlines<\/a> \u2014 including a $2.2 million penalty to Frontier \u2014 over what it described as \u201cextreme delays\u201d in customer refund payments.<\/p>\n<p>Potential repercussions could also arise from Capitol Hill. Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) of the Senate Commerce Committee argued that affected fliers are due \u201csignificant monetary compensation for the disruption of their holiday plans\u201d that should go beyond ticket refunds and vouchers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouthwest is planning to issue a $428 million dividend next year \u2013\u00a0the company can afford\u00a0to do right by the consumers it has harmed.\u00a0Southwest should focus first on\u00a0its\u00a0customers stranded at airports and stuck on interminable hold,\u201d the senators said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/pete-buttigieg-221228-54.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pete Buttigieg\" class=\"wp-image-25158276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/pete-buttigieg-221228-54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/pete-buttigieg-221228-54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/pete-buttigieg-221228-54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/pete-buttigieg-221228-54.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Buttigieg pledged to hold Southwest Airlines accountable.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A watchdog group blamed Southwest\u2019s failure to invest in updated <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> for its slow effort to respond to flight disruptions caused by harsh weather conditions around much of the country.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/accountable.us\/watchdog-southwest-cancellation-crisis-follows-execs-choice-to-reward-5-6b-to-shareholders-instead-of-investing-in-infrastructure\/\">The group, Accountable.US., called <\/a>Southwest\u2019s \u201ccancellation crisis a problem of its own making\u201d after it chose \u201cto\u00a0spend $5.6 billion\u00a0on stock buybacks in the 3 years leading up to the pandemic rather than making investments in infrastructure to be better prepared for extreme weather events like this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group said Southwest \u201ceven\u00a0reinstated dividends earlier this month, the first major airline to do so after the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-59.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Southwest Airlines\" class=\"wp-image-25158281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-59.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-59.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-59.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Southwest Airlines faces federal scrutiny over the cancellations.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSouthwest Airlines made a risky gamble that mass layoffs and spending billions of dollars on handouts to investors rather than fixing infrastructure would pay off with record profits,\u201d Accountable.US president Kyle Herrig said in a statement. \u201cThe airline lost that bet badly and now it\u2019s their customers left paying the price including the thousands stranded in the middle of holiday-season travel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shares of Southwest Airlines were down more than 2% in trading Wednesday. The company\u2019s stock has plunged about 25% since January.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest CEO Bob Jordan issued a public apology for the mess late Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-60.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Southwest Airlines\" class=\"wp-image-25158282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-60.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-60.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-60.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Southwest Airlines\u2019 CEO issued an apology for the chaos.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re optimistic to be back on track before next week,\u201d Jordan said.<\/p>\n<p>However, the spate of cancellations may have been averted if Jordan heeded a warning from a Southwest executive days before the holiday weekend travel kicked off. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-61.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Southwest Airlines\" class=\"wp-image-25158283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-61.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-61.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/southwest-221228-61.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A pair of senators said Southwest should provide significant compensation to passengers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chris Johnson, Southwest\u2019s vice president of ground operations, circulated a memo to ramp workers on Dec. 21 declaring a \u201cstate of operational emergency\u201d at its base in Denver after \u201can unusually high number\u201d of employees didn\u2019t show up for work,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-12-27\/southwest-memos-showed-growing-alarm-on-eve-of-epic-winter-storm?srnd=premium&amp;sref=MTy2GeXk\">according to Bloomberg News.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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