There have been hundreds of delays on Southwest Airlines flights since the FAA lifted a statewide ground stop. Southwest Airlines stated that flight delays on Tuesday morning were the result of “data connection issues resulting from a firewall failure,” which was a problem that led to a brief stop on the ground.
After initially citing “equipment concerns” as the reason for the order, the Federal Aviation Administration decided to lift the ground halt placed on Southwest Airlines aircraft. Southwest Airlines announced that it had resumed operations via a tweet at 11:35 a.m.
According to the company’s spokesman Dan Landson, “Early this morning, a vendor-supplied firewall went down, and connection to some operational data was suddenly lost.”
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According to FlightAware, Southwest had delayed 1,728 flights as of late Tuesday morning, which accounts for 41% of the airline’s schedule. According to FlightAware, the airline has decided to cancel only nine flights so far on Tuesday. Southwest Airlines has stated that its operations have resumed and that its employees “worked fast to minimize interruptions.”
The FAA reports a delay in the arrival of flights at Dallas Love Field Airport. As a result of the stop, there is a possibility that additional flight delays will still occur.
According to a statement by the FAA, Southwest Airlines has requested that the agency put a hold on the airline’s departures.
Southwest Airlines had to cancel some flights on Tuesday morning due to technical problems, but the airline stated that it would “hopefully be resuming our operation as soon as feasible.”
The airline was forced to cancel more than 16,700 flights between December 20 and December 29, almost half its schedule. The troubles come months after the company was obliged to make those cancellations. The airline blamed the failure in part on modifications they made to the computer systems they use to schedule their employees. The “action plan” that Southwest has developed to avoid another operational meltdown was presented to the public one month ago.
In a post it made to consumers via social media, Southwest referred to the problem as “intermittent technology challenges.” Several people have vented their frustration about their delayed flights on social media.
In a separate social media post, the airline stated, “We apologize for any difficulty this may create, but we’re aiming to get everyone flying as soon as possible.”
