2022/12/27

“I Watched Old Ladies Cry”—Southwest Airlines’ Scheduling Software Meltdown Leaves Tens of Thousands of Holiday Travellers Stranded

“I watched old ladies cry and fall in the airport, and entire families with children. I was more heartbroken about the people around me.”
– Passenger Jessica Bienert, on the chaos at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport when Southwest Airlines’ antiquated scheduling software had a meltdown after an arctic storm forced 8,000 flight cancellations. As a result, tens of thousands of frustrated travellers were stranded across America.
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