The Latest Breaking News on Airlines' summer stress test

Southwest Airlines will be subject to Senate scrutiny after canceling more than 70 percent of its flights the day after Christmas.

A suit filed in New Orleans federal court alleges the carrier committed breach of contract by offering credit for use on future flights instead of refunds to passengers stranded by technical and staffing issues.

But you’ll need a rewards account with the airline to receive them.

Which airline had the fewest delays last year?

The airline with the ticker LUV, now a far cry from its early customers-first days under co-founder Herb Kelleher, ruined countless holiday reunions over the past week. Southwest Airlines marooned not just passengers but also its own crews and landed tens of thousands of its customers in a Sisyphean holiday-week…

Why did Southwest cancel so many flights, and what's next for affected travelers? The airline-in-crisis hasn't answered all the questions, but claims it has returned to normal operations.

Re-regulating the airline industry won’t help prevent massive service disruptions in the future.

Southwest Airlines resumed a normal flight schedule Friday morning after more than a week of canceled flights and disappointed travelers.

The Dallas carrier, which had canceled thousands of flights every day this week after a winter storm last weekend, reported fewer than 40 cancellations early Friday.