Southwest Airlines Pilots Union Says Schedule to Normalize by Friday

Some of our top stories. And let's start with what's going on with Southwest Airlines, their pilots union saying the carrier's flight schedule will be nearly back to normal tomorrow. Nearly 2400 southwest flights canceled for today. That's 58% of their schedule. Southwest makes up almost all of the cancelations in the us for the day. These mass cancelations have been going on now for almost a week due to the massive winter storm over the weekend. That as well as some issues within Southwest as of this morning, the airline has just a few dozen flights canceled for tomorrow and the Department of Transportation and the Senate Commerce Committee. They're now looking into those mass cancelations. You see Southwest roughly flat so far. Premarket. Now, we should note other airlines are stepping up in their response to the ongoing Southwest Airlines crisis, rival airlines like Delta, United, american Spirit and Frontier. All saying they're now going to cap fares and waive fees, particularly in cities served by Southwest all for the next week that to help those stranded travelers finally get home. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg saying he's encouraged. Now seeing some of those airlines taking this step, he's now calling on all carriers to follow suit Chloe