Southwest Airlines temporarily paused departures due to internet outage
HOUSTON – Southwest Airlines experienced system issues due to an internet outage which caused the airline to temporarily pause departing flights on Thursday, according to the airlines spokesperson.
The airline’s dispatching and operations system was impacted by the outage.
As of 2 p.m., its system has been restored and departures are resuming.
“We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of our customers and employees,” said Lynn Lunford, SWA spokesman.
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