Southwest Grounds 44 Planes in Wake of Safety Probe

Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 03.12.08 | 4:20 PM ET

The move comes after last week’s news that Southwest flew more than 100 “unsafe” planes and was fined $10.2 million. The 44 grounded planes will be inspected for possible structural damage. So far, Southwest says it has had to cancel 4 percent of its flights today.