Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-7H4 takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport on September 16, 2020 in Burbank, California.
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Southwest Airlines operations have been briefly disrupted Tuesday whereas at the least one main airport advised the service’s prospects to count on delays, a day after a technical drawback with a weather-data provider delayed lots of of flights.
Southwest advised prospects who complained about check-in and flight delays that the service was experiencing “system issues.”
“We are aware of system issues and are working quickly to resolve,” Southwest stated in a tweet. “We will share more info soon.”
Hollywood Burbank Airport in California tweeted at 2:25 p.m. ET that the problem was resolved and that operations had resumed.
Denver International Airport earlier tweeted that Southwest was having a “network connectivity issue” and warned vacationers that flight delays are possible.
The airline did not instantly reply to a request for remark. The Federal Aviation Administration referred inquiries to the airline.
On Monday, 1,541 Southwest flights, about 41% of its schedule, have been delayed in line with flight-tracking web site FlightAware.com. More than 700 Southwest flights have been delayed on Tuesday, about a fifth of the service’s schedule, in line with the positioning.
The airline stated its operations on have been disrupted Monday night after its “third-party weather provider experienced intermittent performance issues” however advised staff on Tuesday that it was in “relatively good shape” as operations resumed.
