The Department of Transportation is suing the airline for what it characterized as months of "chronically delayed" flights — ...

The Department of Transportation is suing Southwest Airlines, accusing it of operating two “chronically delayed flights” in ...

In a statement to Chron, the Dallas-based airline said it is "disappointed" about the lawsuit regarding flights that happened more than two years ago. "Since DOT issued its Chronically Delayed ...

The DOT said that its rules "provide airlines adequate time to fix their schedule after a flight becomes chronically delayed in order to avoid illegal unrealistic scheduling," but that Southwest ...

The DOT said that its rules "provide airlines adequate time to fix their schedule after a flight becomes chronically delayed ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has penalized JetBlue airlines $2 million for operating routes with unrealistic ...

In the lawsuit, filed Wednesday, the DOT accused Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV) of "illegally operating multiple chronically delayed flights" and harming customer's experiences. The DOT ...

The lawsuit alleges Southwest failed to fix its schedule to avoid the delays. Under DOT rules, a flight is considered “chronically delayed” if it is flown at least 10 times a month and arrives ...

Having assessed a first-of-its-kind fine for “chronic flight delays” against JetBlue Airways, federal regulators have now moved to penalize both Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines for similar ...