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You could win a once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse plane ticket and hotel room in Southwest-Omni sweepstakes
Southwest Airlines and Omni Hotels are offering a chance to win air travel and hotel stays for the 2024 total solar eclipse.
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Flight attendants picket, demand pay increases at DFW Airport, Dallas Love Field
On Tuesday, tens of thousands of flight attendants were expected to hold informational pickets at major airports across the country – including both major airports in North Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field Airport.
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Fight breaks out on Southwest Airlines flight to Hawaii
The flight left Oakland Monday for Hawaii. Before the plane got to its destination though, two men brawled about an hour into the fight and were eventually detained in Kauai.
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Hundreds of flight attendants picket at DFW Airport, Love Field demanding better pay
Flight attendants will join tens of thousands around the country and world for the informational picket spanning 10 airlines. Unions say many have not seen a pay raise in at least 5 years.
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Flight attendants hold informational pickets on Worldwide Flight Attendant Day of Action
More than 100,000 people will be gathering in more than 30 cities to hold these informational pickets, but travelers should not expect disruptions. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Southwest pilots ratify a contract to boost their pay raises by nearly 50% by 2028
Pilots at Southwest Airlines have approved a new contract with huge pay raises. The pilots’ union said Monday that the contract was approved on a vote of 93% to 7%.
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Aviation expert says missing piece of Alaska Airlines plane holds a lot of clues
Federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused a window panel to blow off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-air on Friday night.
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Experts look into Alaska Airlines plane emergency landing
Boeing grounded 171 planes worldwide due to an incident where a window panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines jetliner during a flight from Oregon to California. The aircraft made an emergency landing, and thankfully, no one was seriously hurt. The NTSB is investigating, and each plane requires a 4-8 hour inspection. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman interviewed an expert.
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Holiday travel is mostly nice, but with some naughty disruptions again on Southwest Airlines
Conditions have been mostly nice for travelers flying ahead of and on Christmas Day, but some naughty disruptions plagued those flying with Southwest Airlines again this year.
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Southwest Airlines employees fly in to Dallas middle school to make holiday wishes come trur
There was some magic in the air Friday at Thomas J. Rusk Middle School in Dallas. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker reports some students found out holiday wishes do come true thanks to Southwest Airlines.
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Southwest Airlines employees fill holiday wish lists for some Dallas ISD students
Thomas J. Rusk’s ‘Winter Wish Lists’ were turned into holiday gifts by Southwest Airlines employees.
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Report: Airlines choosing to delay flights for hours instead of canceling
If you’ve felt like your flights have been delayed rather than canceled altogether this year, you’re not alone.
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Travelers prepare for holiday trips to avoid repeat of 2022 Southwest meltdown
It’s now been nearly a year since the holiday meltdown in Southwest. A winter storm snowballed into days of cancellations, affecting two million Southwest customers. On Monday, the airline agreed to a $140 million settlement with the federal government. Southwest says it’s made lots of changes to make sure it doesn’t happen again. NBC 5 Responds reporter Diana Zoga checks...
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Holiday travel woes for many on Monday, one year after Southwest meltdown
Larry Collins is live at Dallas Love Field, one year after the Southwest Airlines meltdown.
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Southwest Airlines to pay $140 Million settlement over 2022 winter cancellations
A hefty $140 million settlement was announced Monday between Southwest Airlines and the U.S. Department of Transportation as a penalty for the 2022 winter service disruption.
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Southwest Airlines agrees to $140M settlement over Christmas 2022 debacle
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has agreed to a $140 million settlement with the federal government over last year’s winter cancellation crisis that left thousands of passengers stranded and mountains of lost luggage. NBC 5’s Ken Kalthoff breaks down the settlement.
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Southwest Airlines reaches $140 million settlement for December 2022 flight-canceling meltdown
Southwest Airlines will pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million agreement to settle a federal investigation into a debacle in December 2022 when the airline canceled thousands of flights and stranded more than 2 million travelers over the holidays.
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TikTok video shows chaos after Southwest passenger opens emergency exit and climbs onto wing
A post on TikTok shows the chaotic moments after a Southwest Airlines passenger opened an emergency exit door and exited onto the wing of the plane.
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‘Incoherent' SWA passenger opens emergency exit, climbs onto wing
A Southwest Airlines passenger is being evaluated at a hospital after officials say he opened the plane’s emergency exit hatch Sunday night and climbed out onto the wing.
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Could airline workers at American Airlines and Southwest strike during holidays?
AAA predicts nearly 4.7 million Thanksgiving travelers will fly to be with loved ones this year. At airports nationwide, passengers watch for delays and cancellations ahead of the holiday travel rush.