As Southwest Airlines continues to sort out its mess, Buttigieg is steamed

As Southwest Airlines continues to sort out its mess, Buttigieg is steamed

As beleaguered Southwest Airlines continues to sort out stranded passengers, uncollected baggage and out-of-position airplanes, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has taken the airline to task.

He’s pulling no punches, referring to the situation as a complete “meltdown” of the system.

Meanwhile, the airline’s decision to enact “operational emergency” staffing procedures last week at the airport in Denver as a massive winter storm bore down hints at a tangle of factors contributing to the airline’s operational crisis.

The emergency staffing procedures in Denver included requiring a note from a doctor to

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