The ground stop was brief, but it caused nearly half of all Southwest flights to be delayed.
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines planes were briefly grounded nationwide Tuesday for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, leading to more than 2,200 delayed flights just four months after the carrier suffered a much bigger meltdown over the Christmas travel rush.
Southwest urged customers to check on their flight status “and explore self-service options” for travel as the airline worked on restoring its operation. Tuesday’s delays added to the picture of an airline that has struggled more than most with technology issues. In December, Southwest canceled nearly 17,000 flights in a 10-day stretch around Christmas — wrecking holiday travel plans for well over 2 million people — when a winter storm shut down its operations in Denver and Chicago and the airline’s system for rescheduling pilots and flight attendants was overwhelmed.
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