The DOT is aiming to send a message to all airlines that it will go to court to enforce passenger protections.

The Department of Transportation is suing the airline for what it characterized as months of "chronically delayed" flights — ...

The lawsuit alleges Southwest failed to fix its schedule to avoid the delays. Under DOT rules, a flight is considered ...

Southwest Airlines stock fell Thursday after the Department of Transportation sued the airline over a pair of "chronically ...

according to the DOT, but continued to operate chronically delayed flights between the other affected airports. The DOT is continuing to investigate other airlines for similar scheduling practices.

The DOT said that its rules "provide airlines adequate time to fix their schedule after a flight becomes chronically delayed in order to avoid illegal unrealistic scheduling," but that Southwest ...

USDOT said that for five months in 2022, Southwest operated two chronically delayed flights: one between Chicago Midway and ...

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In a statement, Southwest said it was disappointed that the agency focused on flights from more than two years ago and pointed instead to its long-term record. "Since DOT issued its Chronically ...

“Since DOT issued its Chronically Delayed Flight (CDF) policy in 2009, Southwest has operated more than 20 million flights with no other CDF violations. Any claim that these two flights ...

The Department of Transportation filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines for allegedly operating chronically delayed flights in 2022. It also fined Frontier Airlines for chronic delays.

Southwest Airlines was sued in federal court by the Department of Transportation, while Frontier was hit with a $650,000 fine.