President Donald Trump slammed former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for running the agency "into the ground" following the D.C. plane crash disaster.
Southwest is disappointed that DOT chose to file a lawsuit over two flights that occurred more than two years ago," a spokesperson for the airline said.
Trump fired the head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and dismissed all members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee as well last week. The Aviation Security Advisory Committee was created by Congress in 1988 after the PanAm Flight 103 bombing.
Airline CEOs didn't shed any tears with the departure of Pete Buttigieg. But the Biden administration's DOT secretary provided needed oversight of an industry that has had a lot its own way over time.
The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and ... Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement.
Former Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg presided over countless setbacks and catastrophic initiatives.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel are expected to be grilled by senators during their confirmation hearings.
Southwest Airlines Co.’s stock fell 4% ... chronic flight delays,” as U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg described it. A flight is considered to be chronically delayed if it is ...
The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and ... Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, accusing the carrier of operating chronically delayed flights and maintaining unrealistic schedules
Having assessed a first-of-its-kind fine for “chronic flight delays” against JetBlue Airways, federal regulators have now moved to penalize both Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines for similar infractions.
The DOT is aiming to send a message to all airlines that it will go to court to enforce passenger protections.