WASHINGTON D.C. -- 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 ...

(The Hill) – Southwest Airlines is looking to restore its flight schedule by Friday after canceling more than 15,000 flights over the last week, potentially bringing relief to stranded holiday ...

The Department of Transportation issued a record $140 million civil penalty against Southwest Airlines over its 2022 holiday meltdown. The penalty is 30 times larger than any in DOT history. The ...

A Michigan politician is warning people about the impact of federal rollbacks in protections for airline passengers. Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, of Travese City, who served ...

The Trump administration has officially withdrawn a proposal from the Biden era that would have required airlines to provide ...

CHICAGO -- Air traveler complaints in June were up a whopping 270% from pre-pandemic levels, according to new U.S. Department of Transportation data released Monday. Complaints from May to June of ...

Out former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has criticized his successor, former MTV Real World contestant Sean Duffy, for reversing a Biden-era practice of compensating airline passengers for ...

In a video statement released Tuesday, Southwest CEO Robert Jordan apologized for the airline's struggle to operate during the busy holiday travel week amid winter weather woes, adding there is a need ...

The Department of Transportation has rolled back a rule requiring airlines to automatically compensate fliers for flight delays and cancellations. Here's what travelers need to know.