US waives $11 million Southwest Airlines fine imposed over 2022 holiday meltdown

Reuters12-07 03:59

US waives $11 million Southwest Airlines fine imposed over 2022 holiday meltdown

Dec 6 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said Saturday it will waive an $11 million fine imposed on Southwest Airlines LUV.N as part of a $140 million settlement over the carrier's meltdown in December 2022 during a busy holiday travel period.

Southwest in December 2023 agreed to provide over three years to pay a $35 million cash fine and provide $90 million in travel vouchers of $75 or more to passengers delayed at least three hours getting to final destinations because of an airline-caused issue or cancellation over the airline's handling of the meltdown that stranded more than 2 million passengers.

The U.S. Transportation Department in a written order cited Southwest's decision to invest over $1 billion in its operations to improve performance and reliability since the 2022 meltdown in explaining its decision to waiver the remaining $11 million of the fine that was due by the end of January.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )

((David.Shepardson@thomsonreuters.com; 2028988324;))

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