DOT Cancels Southwest’s Final Meltdown Payment, Citing $1B Investment

Southwest Airlines aircraft in snow
Credit: Southwest Airlines
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has canceled the final installment of a civil penalty owed by Southwest Airlines for its winter 2022 operational disruption. Announced in December 2023, the $140 million fine was levied by the agency under the Biden administration, with $72 million offset for...
Christine Boynton

Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.

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