Southwest Flight Relief Still Days Away; Buttigieg Is Steamed

For passengers who are booked with Southwest Airlines this week, the much-needed conclusion to the carrier’s troubles is still several agonizing days away. As the beleaguered airline continues to sort out stranded passengers, uncollected baggage and out-of-position airplanes, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has taken the airline to task.

He’s referred to the situation as a complete “meltdown” of the system. And the airline’s decision to enact “operational emergency” staffing last week at the airport in Denver as a massive winter storm bore down hints at a tangle of factors contributing to the airline’s operational crisis. • Read the full story at CNN