Father drives 1,100 miles from Simi Valley to Denver to pick up daughter stranded by Southwest

Father drives over 2,000 miles to bring home daughter stranded by Southwest

A California man couldn’t wait for Southwest Airlines to resume operations and decided to drive to the airport in Denver, Colorado, where his daughter had been stranded since Dec. 24.

Vinay Patel: California superdad drives 1,100 miles to Denver to pick up daughter stranded by Southwest

Vinay Patel: California superdad drives 1,100 miles to Denver to pick up daughter stranded by Southwest SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA: Southwest Airlines reportedly planned to resume operations on Friday, December 30, but a concerned father from Simi Valley couldn't wait any longer to see his beloved daughter because of the delay. Vinay Patel's daughter was reportedly stranded in Denver on December 24 after the embattled airline was fraught with del…

Father drives 1,100 miles from Simi Valley to Denver to pick up daughter stranded by Southwest

Southwest Airline's delays and cancellations made a Simi Valley father drive through a winter storm to pick up his daughter who was stuck in Denver.

Desperate Father Drives 2,200 Miles to Bring Home Daughter Stranded by Southwest Airlines

A California father decided to take matters into his own hands and drove over 2,000 miles to the airport in Denver, Colorado, to pick up his stranded daughter after Southwest Airlines grounded their flights. The trip totaled 2,200 miles and took 30 hours. “If I have to, I have to. I can do it 100 times,” Vinay Patel of Simi Valley, California, told KABC. Southwest Airlines announced it would resume operations again Friday, but Patel said there w…