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Pilot unions have issued several warnings that pilots are being pushed to their maximum as airlines build up flight schedules and recapture revenue lost during the pandemic.

Southwest Airlines is trying to enhance the customer experience amid a trying time for the industry. Airlines have been canceling and delaying flights this summer as demand ramps up.

COVID-19 outbreaks are reportedly hitting Transportation Security Administration, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines staff at Los Angeles International Airport.

A reinvigorated travel sector, the Fourth of July and some of the highest traffic since pre-pandemic times have overloaded airports, creating delays and cancellations nationwide.

Hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed again on Thursday, with summer travel in the U.S. not showing any signs of slowing. Pilots are protesting conditions.

About 1,300 pilots represented by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association held an informational picket in Texas Tuesday demanding better working conditions.

Airline tickets, gas prices and hotel rates are higher than usual, with airline fares averaging more than $400 round trip this summer, according to the AP.

Vyvianna Quinonez, 28, will serve up to 15 months in federal prison after she repeatedly hit a Southwest flight attendant on a flight from Sacramento to San Diego. She has been banned from commercial airlines for life.

A Southwest Airlines passenger who masturbated four times during a flight from Washington to Arizona was sentenced to 48 days in prison plus one year of probation.

The rate of unruly passenger incidents on airplanes fell to the lowest level since 2020 a week after a federal judge ended a government mask mandate for public transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday.

Some U.S. airlines have announced they will allow passengers who had been banned from flying due to mask violations back onboard.

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In a letter to Southwest CEO Bob Jordan, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) says that the number of fatigue reports "have been climbing exponentially" since last summer.

Former Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly's total compensation dropped by $3.4 million from 2020 to 2021.

Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation that would put violent passengers on a lifetime commercial no-fly list.

Southwest Airlines flights were delayed and canceled early Saturday morning. The airline cited "intermittent performance issues following routine overnight maintenance of some of [its] backend technology."

Southwest Airlines Co. is launching a new type of ticket with some additional perks as it looks to boost revenue and its appeal to business travelers.

The 10 commercial airline pilots argue that the court should "vacate worldwide the FTMM (federal transportation mask mandate)" calling it an "illegal and unconstitutional exercise of executive authority."

The Texas-based carrier announced Thursday that it's bringing back its "full menu of on-board beverage options" after temporarily nixing alcohol from its menu in March 2020.

As of 12 p.m. ET Friday, nearly 3,300 flights leaving, entering or traveling between the United States were canceled, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.