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.



1 Comment for Southwest Grounds 44 Planes in Wake of Safety Probe

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!

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