Southwest 2018 profit down 27%; US shutdown may delay Hawaii service

Credit: Rob Finlayson
Executives from Southwest Airlines announced the carrier’s planned expansion into Hawaii will likely be delayed for months, a result of the ongoing US partial government shutdown , which has furloughed the FAA workers needed to certify the new routes. Southwest COO Michael Van de Van said on a Jan...

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