Southwest says it expects normal operations to resume Friday

Southwest back to normal operations

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y.(NEWS10) - After a massive winter storm crippled flights across the country just before Christmas, with Southwest airline travelers impacted the most, airlines are back to normal operations. Southwest has cancelled thousands of flights for days, nearly 11,000 altogether.  But now the airline says they are operating a normal schedule and anticipating minimal disruptions for the weekend. Which includes the New Year's holiday.  …

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Southwest says it expects normal operations to resume Friday

Southwest Airlines said it expects to return to normal operations Friday after slashing about two-thirds of its schedule in recent days, including canceling another 2,350 flights Thursday. Southwest is struggling to recover after being overwhelmed by a winter storm that left hundreds of pilots and flight attendants stranded out of position to operate flights. It is likely that far more than 1 million passengers have been affected. Southwest has …