Southwest Airlines cancels more than 1,000 flights over weekend

Southwest Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights on Sunday, stranding outraged passengers across the country on a busy three-day Columbus Day Weekend due to air traffic control and weather issues, the airline said. The total cancellations accounted for 28 percent of the airline’s flights as of 5 p.m. Sunday night, marking the highest cancellation rate of any major US airline by far, according to Flight Aware. Allegiant and Spirit, both of which had canceled 5 percent and 4 percent, are next in line.-- More...