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The Department of Transportation rolled out an online dashboard ahead of Labor Day weekend to help air travelers affected by flight cancellations and delays.

Major U.S. airlines have been facing a slew of issues this summer, including mishandling over 300,000 bags, according to a new Department of Transportation report.

A pilot threatened to bring a plane back to its gate over someone sending nudes via AirDrop, according to a viral video posted on TikTok late last week.

With travel demand higher since COVID, air travel service complaints jumped nearly 270% from pre-pandemic levels in June 2019, according to a new DOT report.

Multiple aviation labor unions called on airlines to refrain from stock buybacks until they have addressed operational issues and invested in their workers.

Southwest Airlines is offering special fares in an attempt to boost travel once the summer peak season comes to an end. One-way tickets are being offered for as low as $59.

A Southwest Airlines flight's hard landing at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, led to a vertebra injury for a flight attendant in a jump seat.

Pilot unions have issued several warnings that pilots are being pushed to their maximum as airlines build up flight schedules and recapture revenue lost during the pandemic.

Southwest Airlines is trying to enhance the customer experience amid a trying time for the industry. Airlines have been canceling and delaying flights this summer as demand ramps up.

COVID-19 outbreaks are reportedly hitting Transportation Security Administration, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines staff at Los Angeles International Airport.

A reinvigorated travel sector, the Fourth of July and some of the highest traffic since pre-pandemic times have overloaded airports, creating delays and cancellations nationwide.

Hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed again on Thursday, with summer travel in the U.S. not showing any signs of slowing. Pilots are protesting conditions.

About 1,300 pilots represented by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association held an informational picket in Texas Tuesday demanding better working conditions.

Airline tickets, gas prices and hotel rates are higher than usual, with airline fares averaging more than $400 round trip this summer, according to the AP.

Vyvianna Quinonez, 28, will serve up to 15 months in federal prison after she repeatedly hit a Southwest flight attendant on a flight from Sacramento to San Diego. She has been banned from commercial airlines for life.

A Southwest Airlines passenger who masturbated four times during a flight from Washington to Arizona was sentenced to 48 days in prison plus one year of probation.

The rate of unruly passenger incidents on airplanes fell to the lowest level since 2020 a week after a federal judge ended a government mask mandate for public transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday.

Some U.S. airlines have announced they will allow passengers who had been banned from flying due to mask violations back onboard.

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In a letter to Southwest CEO Bob Jordan, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) says that the number of fatigue reports "have been climbing exponentially" since last summer.