Travelers wait in line at the Southwest Airlines ticketing counter at Nashville International Airport after the airline canceled thousands of flights in Nashville, Tennessee on December 27, 2022.
Mandatory Credit:	Seth Herald/AFP/Getty Images

Travelers wait in line at the Southwest Airlines ticketing counter at Nashville International Airport after the airline canceled thousands of flights in Nashville, Tennessee on December 27, 2022.
Mandatory Credit: Seth Herald/AFP/Getty Images

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Southwest hit by record $140 million fine for holiday service meltdown in 2022

The federal government is fining Southwest Airlines $140 million for last year’s historic, 10-day-long holiday meltdown that stranded more than 2 million travelers.