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Travel Snarled As More Than 2,500 Flights Already Canceled On Tuesday

Photo Caption: “We were fully staffed and prepared for the approaching holiday weekend when the severe weather swept across the continent

Southwest Airlines apologized as it canceled more than 2,500 flights scheduled for Tuesday in the fallout of a winter storm that snarled much of the U.S.

Southwest’s cancellations, which include more than 60 percent of its schedule, comprise the majority of the 2,867 U.S.-based flights canceled on Tuesday, according to FlightAware.

Most other major airlines have largely recovered from a weekend filled with flight cancellations and delays, but Southwest announced it will only fly roughly one-third of its schedule for the next several days.

“With consecutive days of extreme winter weather across our network behind us, continuing challenges are impacting our Customers and Employees in a significant way that is unacceptable,” Southwest Airlines said in a statement on Monday. “And our heartfelt apologies for this are just beginning.”

The airline said it is repositioning its crews and planes to address the wide-scale disruption.

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