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• Shaw said she was still concerned about a repeat.“At least this year we don’t have a hard date we have to make like last year,” she said.Sunday was the second consecutive day the National Weather Service has issued an advisory for fog in the Chicago area..
• “We get to see family soon, so it’s whatever.”The siblings said they usually travel the week before Christmas, and said this year’s travel snag was likely to make them return to their old ways of leaving early..
• They should get a better deal.”Maurice Ortiz of Chicago said his 6:30 p.m. flight to Fort Meyers, Florida, was delayed past midnight.Last year Ortiz was one of the thousands caught up in flight delays over the holidays..
• The airline was also reporting delays in Denver.Sunday’s cancellations come almost exactly a year after the airline’s operating system malfunctioned and led to thousands of canceled and delayed flights..
• Southwest reached a $140 million settlement last week as a result of the mishap.My Administration filed a $140 million penalty against Southwest Airlines for its 2022 holiday meltdown.This is on top of $600 million @USDOT secured in refunds for passengers who faced disruptions.Taxpayers kept airlines afloat during COVID-19..
• The federal government filed a $140 million penalty against the airline, and the airline paid $600 million in refunds to passengers.Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times (file)The weather on Christmas Day will be rainy, with highs in the mid-50s, according to the weather service..