David Koenig | Associated Press

Ashlyn Harmon of New Orleans searches for her Southwest Airlines bags amongst hundreds of others at Midway International Airport as Southwest continues to cancel thousands of flights across the country Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, in Chicago. Harmon said her family's initial Southwest flight was cancelled on Christmas so they rebooked on American Airlines, although Southwest still shipped their bags to Midway. "We rebooked ourselves," she said. "I figure we can deal with refunds and all of that when we get back." She was searching for her own bag, which contains medication for her young son.

Southwest says it expects normal operations to resume Friday

Southwest Airlines said it expects to return to normal operations Friday after slashing about two-thirds of its schedule in recent days.

Passengers wait in line to rebook flights or seek refunds at Pittsburgh International Airport on Dec. 27, 2022 after flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines left travelers stranded at airports across the country amid an intense winter storm.

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Southwest cancels more flights, including at Pittsburgh's airport

David Koenig | Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Transportation says it will look into flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines that have left travelers stranded at airports across the country amid an intense winter storm that has killed dozens of people.

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How 9/11 Changed Air Travel: More Security, Less Privacy

David Koenig | Associated Press

Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you're likely to get a gauzy recollection of what flying was like. There was security screening, but it wasn’t intrusive.