As Southwest flight cancellations continue, Buttigieg vows to hold airline accountable

Travelers wait in line at the Southwest Airlines check-in counter in Terminal 2 of the Oakland International Airport on Tuesday, Dec. 27. Oakland International saw 59% of its Southwest flights canceled. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)

Relief is still a few days away for passengers booked with Southwest Airlines this week, as the beleaguered airline continues to grapple with what US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has referred to as a complete meltdown of the system.

Out of the 2,743 cancellations already made for Wednesday flights within, into or out of the United States as of 5:30 a.m. ET, 2,505 of them are operated

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