By The Trump administration said it will waive an eleven-million dollar fine on Texas-based Southwest Airlines. The Saturday announcement focuses on a 140-million-dollar settlement over the carrier’s meltdown in December 2022 during a holiday travel period.
Southwest in December 2023 agreed to provide over three years to pay a 35-million-dollar cash fine and provide 90-million dollars in travel vouchers of 75 dollars or more to delayed passengers.
The Transportation Department in written order cited Southwest’s decision to invest over a billion dollars in its operations to improve performance and reliability since the 2022 incident.
