The lawsuit alleges Southwest illegally operated chronically delayed flights and disrupted passengers' travel plans.

Transportation Department sues Southwest Airlines, seeking over $2.1 million in penalties for chronically delayed flights.

A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested this week for allegedly reporting to work at a Georgia airport intoxicated, causing his Chicago-bound flight to be delayed for hours. The pilot, identified as 52-year-old David Allsop,

The Biden Administration sued Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Wednesday for operating two “chronically late” flights, in the White House’s latest move to hold the industry accountable for delays and cancellations.

Key Takeaways Southwest Airlines stock fell Thursday after the Department of Transportation sued the airline over a pair of "chronically delayed flights."The federal agency says Southwest operated two flights in 2022 that arrived later than scheduled more than half the time for five consecutive months.

Two popular low-cost airlines are the latest to be held accountable by the U.S. government over chronically late flights. Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines are both facing legal actions by the Department of Transportation for operating flight schedules the government says were notoriously late.

The airline said in a statement that an employee was "removed from duty" following a "situation" at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport on Jan. 15