
Southwest
Airlines has come up with one of the most significant decisions of a lifetime.
On
Wednesday, the airline announced that it would stop flying 115 of its Boeing
737-800 model aircraft as it created some discrepancies in the weight, which is
used to calculate fuel and other flight plans.
According
to reports from the Southwest, the difference is only about 75 pounds. Still,
they have temporarily ceased flying the planes and will get the correct weights
into the system and reset the program.
Due
to the groundings, there might be some delays and flight cancelations on
Thursday.
Southwest
Airlines released a statement that said, “With swift work overnight, we
anticipate our operation's impact today to be minimal. We’re making steady progress
resolving the discrepancy tail by tail, and we have returned a couple of dozen
aircraft into service.”
The
airline has made an apology for the travel disruptions and also confirmed that
they are working with travelers whose flights are impacted.
In
January also, the Dallas-based airline was fined for weight infractions.
