Southwest Airlines Co. is being sued by the U.S. Department of Transportation because of what the federal agency characterized as "chronically delayed" flights.

The DOT filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, citing a pattern of chronic delays, as the government pushes for stricter accountability.

The Department of Transportation has sued Southwest Airlines, alleging the carrier operated chronically delayed flights.

The DOT files a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines for operating chronically delayed flights. The suit comes only 12 days after the DOT fined JetBlue for its chronically delayed flights. 9 Out of ...

The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines.

Southwest Airlines is at the center of a lawsuit, in which a teenager claims it failed to protect him from an in-flight sexual assault in 2022.

The agency is seeking civil penalties against Southwest Airlines, and also fined Frontier Airlines for its continuous delays.

The Department of Transportation is suing Southwest Airlines, accusing it of operating two “chronically delayed flights” in 2022 that resulted in 180 flight disruptions.

The Department of Transportation is suing the airline for what it characterized as months of "chronically delayed" flights — those that arrive at least 30 minutes late more than half the time.

The DOT filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, citing a pattern of chronic delays, as the government pushes for stricter accountability.

The Department of Transportation sues Southwest Airlines for chronically delayed flights, joining recent actions against Frontier and JetBlue.