Southern California Travelers Affected by Nationwide Southwest Airlines Delay
LOS ANGELES—Another bout with technology issues led to delays of hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights April 18 in Southern California and across the country, exacerbating public-perception issues for an airline still recovering from a holiday season computer meltdown that crippled the carrier.
Dozens of flights were listed as delayed at Los Angeles International, Hollywood Burbank, John Wayne, and Ontario International airports.
In a statement, Southwest Airlines said it was forced to pause its operations Tuesday morning “to work through data connection issues resulting from a firewall failure.”
“Early this morning, a vendor-supplied firewall went down and connection to some operational data was unexpectedly lost,” the Southwest statement said. “Southwest teams worked quickly to minimize flight disruptions.”…