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Southwest starts on reputation repair after cancellations

By DAVID KOENIG, AP Airlines Writer
Published: January 5, 2023, 3:15pm
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FILE - A traveler wades through a field of unclaimed bags at the Southwest Airlines luggage carousels at Denver International Airport, Dec. 27, 2022, in Denver. With its flights now running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is turning its attention to luring back customers and repairing damage to a reputation for service after canceling 15,000 flights around Christmas.
FILE - A traveler wades through a field of unclaimed bags at the Southwest Airlines luggage carousels at Denver International Airport, Dec. 27, 2022, in Denver. With its flights now running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is turning its attention to luring back customers and repairing damage to a reputation for service after canceling 15,000 flights around Christmas. The disruptions started with a winter storm and snowballed when Southwest's ancient crew-scheduling technology failed.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) Photo Gallery

DALLAS (AP) — With its flights running on a roughly normal schedule, Southwest Airlines is now turning its attention to repairing its damaged reputation after it canceled 15,000 flights around Christmas and left holiday travelers stranded.

The disruptions started with a winter storm and snowballed when Southwest’s ancient crew-scheduling technology failed.

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