‘High volume’ of Southwest Airlines flights canceled, delayed

On Oct 9, 2021

Southwest Airlines said a “high volume” of flights have been delayed or canceled on Saturday at airports across the country, including Sacramento International Airport.Officials with Southwest told KCRA 3 in an initial statement that the canceled flights were due to air traffic control issues and disruptive weather.Asked why Southwest had more disruptions than other airlines, the company said that on Friday evening, it saw a significant impact in the Florida airports after “an FAA-imposed air traffic management program was implemented due to weather and resulted in a large number of cancellations.”Officials said they hope to return to normal operations as they move into Sunday.Southwest didn’t detail the number of flights affected. But according to Flight Aware, more than 700 flights were canceled and more than 850 were delayed nationwide.Flight Aware also says that at the Sacramento International Airport, 32 Southwest flights have been canceled and 33 delayed.Those impacted by the cancelations are asked to use self-service rebooking options by checking their flight statuses.KCRA 3 has reached out to the Sacramento International Airport but has not yet heard back.This is a developing story.

Southwest Airlines said a “high volume” of flights have been delayed or canceled on Saturday at airports across the country, including Sacramento International Airport.

Officials with Southwest told KCRA 3 in an initial statement that the canceled flights were due to air traffic control issues and disruptive weather.

Asked why Southwest had more disruptions than other airlines, the company said that on Friday evening, it saw a significant impact in the Florida airports after “an FAA-imposed air traffic management program was implemented due to weather and resulted in a large number of cancellations.”

Officials said they hope to return to normal operations as they move into Sunday.

Southwest didn’t detail the number of flights affected. But according to Flight Aware, more than 700 flights were canceled and more than 850 were delayed nationwide.

Flight Aware also says that at the Sacramento International Airport, 32 Southwest flights have been canceled and 33 delayed.

Those impacted by the cancelations are asked to use self-service rebooking options by checking their flight statuses.

KCRA 3 has reached out to the Sacramento International Airport but has not yet heard back.

This is a developing story.