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U.S. Department of Transportation officials are investigating Dallas-based Southwest Airlines over whether the carrier’s holiday meltdown that stranded millions of travelers was caused by overscheduling flights.

Critics say the NOTAM system creates safety hazards by overloading pilots with hard to read and superfluous information while failing to alert them to real hazards.

Thousands of flights delayed because of problem with system that alerts pilots about hazards or changes at airports

The U.S. Department of Transportation and Secretary Pete Buttigieg will require Southwest Airlines to give prompt refunds and reimburse extra expenses after its holiday cancellation meltdown, adding pressure from Washington to speed along a move the carrier is already making to placate customers.

The Southwest debacle could lead to big consumer-friendly changes

The Philippines restored air traffic control operations after hundreds of flights were cancelled or diverted following technical issues that forced authorities to close the country’s airspace.

Flights in and out of Manila were suspended on New Year’s Day because of technical issues related to navigation, the Philippine Department of Transportation said.

Southwest passengers stranded in Nashville on Christmas were told by airport police they no longer had valid tickets and risked arrest.

US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigeig says mass flight cancellations are not merely a ‘weather-driven issue’.

Thousands of flights have been cancelled amid frigid weather across United States

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