Southwest Airlines Says 'Brief' System Outage Affected Boarding, Checked Bags

Southwest Airlines says ‘brief’ system outage affected boarding, checked bags

Southwest confirmed the news shortly after travelers began to report delays on Friday morning.

Widespread IT woes hit Southwest Airlines, causing long lines and forcing old-school passenger check-in

Southwest Airlines flights were temporarily grounded Friday after a widespread computer outage knocked out the "IT backbone" for a number of major airlines – causing havoc for some fliers.

Flights out of Dallas Love Field were briefly delayed due to system outage Friday, the airline says

A vendor system outage caused delays at Dallas Love Field Airport on Friday morning, the airline said in a statement.

Southwest Airlines says 'brief' system outage affected boarding, checked bags

Southwest confirmed the news shortly after travelers began to report delays on Friday morning.

System-wide computer outage disrupts Southwest Airlines operations

System-wide outage hits Southwest Airlines as flights halted across US

A systems outage has disrupted series on Southwest flights, reportedly leaving travelers stuck at airports throughout the US.