(WBAP/KLIF) — Southwest Airlines flight attendants are blaming company leadership for thousands of stranded holiday travelers. Southwest has canceled nearly 16,000 flights since December 22nd, including more than 2,300 flights already canceled for Thursday.
According to TWU Local 556 President Lynn Montgomery, Southwest leadership could have prevented the ordeal had they followed pleadings from the union since 2018. Montgomery cites outdated flight crew scheduling methods and antiquated computer systems as the main culprit in stranding thousands of holiday travelers across the country.
Backlash from Southwest Airlines employees continues to come following CEO Bob Jordan issued an apology for stranding thousands of Americans across the country. Montgomery also discounted Jordan’s apology as a repetitive and disingenuous gesture.
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