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.
Erin Granat 03.12.08 | 10:45 PM ET
That is so scary! I fly Southwest all the time out of Reno and always get the strange feeling that they’re throwing you up in the air, tossing you back down, and serving you a Sprite if you’re lucky. Hopefully this will change things!