Tag: Southwest Airlines
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As Denver employment softens, Aurora boasts job growth around Aerotropolis
At a moment when Denver area unemployment is up slightly and national headlines are fretting over large corporate layoffs, the city of Aurora is touting its job growth this past year and looking for more gains in months to come. That was the message that Wendy Mitchell, president and CEO of the Aurora Economic Development…
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Cellphone battery catches fire on Southwest flight at DIA, prompts evacuation
An airplane was evacuated after a passenger’s cellphone battery caught fire Friday morning. Southwest Airlines Flight 3316 was at a gate at the Denver International Airport when a spokesperson for the airline said a cellphone battery caught on fire. The flight was scheduled to take of at 6:05 a.m. and was headed to Houston’s Hobby…
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Southwest flight to Florida makes emergency landing in Colorado Springs Monday night
A Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Tampa was diverted to the Colorado Springs Airport Monday evening due to what officials are calling mechanical issues on the plane, according to the Colorado Springs Airport. Southwest flight 1070 from Denver International Airport departed the airport north of Colorado Springs just after 7 p.m. Monday. The plane…
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Denver airport sees hundreds of flight delays amid snow squall
Hundreds of flights were impacted on Tuesday when a quick snow shower forced an hour-long ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration at Denver International Airport. The snow squall affected the Denver metro on Tuesday morning, bringing about an inch of snow and ice along with freezing fog, according to the National Weather Service…
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Thursday storms in Denver divert 11 flights to Colorado Springs Airport
Almost a dozen flights scheduled to arrive Thursday night at Denver International Airport were diverted to Colorado Springs due to severe thunderstorms in the Mile High City, said Greg Phillips, director of aviation at the Colorado Springs Airport. Colorado Springs is the primary diversion spot for flights headed to Denver, Phillips said. Between 9 p.m.…
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DIA flights delayed, canceled after poor visibility; afternoon thunderstorms cause second ground stop
Flights will likely continue to be delayed throughout the day following Wednesday morning’s ground stop at DIA.
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Fog, low visibility cause flight delays at DIA
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and SkyWest all delayed flights Friday morning
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United Airlines challenges Colorado’s 2020 sick leave mandate
United Airlines, Inc. has filed suit in federal court seeking a declaration that a 2020 state law mandating paid sick leave does not apply to its employees in Colorado. The lawsuit, filed on Jan. 13, claims the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 prohibits states from enacting regulations related to the “service of an air carrier.”…
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Southwest apologizes with free airline miles; union still seething
A week after the worst travel experience of her life, Wyn Flato received a peace offering from Southwest Airlines: 25,000 Rapid Rewards points — a $300 travel value. “I actually got an email from the SW CEO Tuesday! It’s like come on. That’s what you’re gonna do?” she said. “It’s not worth it!” Flato spent…
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Southwest Airlines getting back to normal after holiday, ice storm meltdown
Friday morning, Southwest Airlines had 2,300 fewer cancellations than it did for each of the past nine days. According to the website FlightAware.com, which tracks aviation daily movement, Southwest had 40 cancellations Friday morning as compared to around 2,350 Thursday. The holiday meltdown saw the company cancel a total of around 20,000 flights. Airline insiders…