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Other U.S. airlines did not experience those same issues. Just one percent of United Airlines fights — 30 — were canceled on Wednesday. Delta also saw only 16 canceled flights, as did Frontier, according to data from FlightAware.
The problems with the Dallas-based airline were so profound as to elicit bipartisan criticism from members of Congress.
“Southwest’s flight delays & cancellations are beyond unacceptable,” Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., tweeted Wednesday. “This is a company that got a $7 billion taxpayer bailout & will be handing out $428 million in dividends to their wealthy shareholders.”
The Department of Transportation “must hold Southwest’s CEO accountable for his greed and incompetence,” Sanders added, according to Fox News. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Committee, said in a statement that federal rules must be updated to prevent similar disasters in the future. “The Committee will be looking into the causes of these disruptions and its impact to consumers,” Cantwell said. This comes after Buttigieg pledged in an appearance on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” in September that airline travel “is going to get better by the holidays.” Republicans, meanwhile, have complained about Buttigieg being absent for more than a year. Fox News noted that they "have complained Buttigieg does not take his job seriously amid a series of crises for Americans. Buttigieg was on vacation in Europe as railroad unions attempted to negotiate a deal in September to avoid a potentially disastrous strike. The secretary was on paternity leave with his husband and their two newborns for several months last year as the country faced supply chain shortages." Rep. Nancy Mace (R-N.C.), noted that because of the delays and cancellations, she almost did not make it home from Washington, D.C., in time to see her kids for the holidays. She has blasted the DoT for its slow response to the crisis. "It took four days and thousands and thousands of cancelations for DOT to finally speak up; same thing, it took four days for the CEO of Southwest to finally speak up," Mace said Wednesday on "Fox & Friends." "I hope at some point the government, when we are intervening and looking at some of these issues, that we are more efficient and more effective." Meanwhile, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) noted that Buttigieg doesn't have to concern himself with canceled flights because his never are: He takes private jets on the taxpayer's dime and has done so several times since he took office. "If @USDOT is serious about addressing Southwest’s recent implosion, it should prohibit its leader @SecretaryPete from flying private," Biggs tweeted Wednesday. "Why wasn’t he aware of these challenges beforehand? Late to the game and out of touch." Maybe Biden should be appointing people to his administration based on their competence, not on being able to check off left-wing ideological boxes. Sources include: ConservativeBrief.com FoxNews.com
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