Southwest Airlines says it is beginning to resume flight operations after a third-party weather data provider experienced intermittent performance issues earlier this evening preventing transmission of weather information that is required to safely operate aircraft.
NEW AT -11-...A NATIONWIDE GROUNDSTOP..... FOR SOUTHWESTAIRLINES..A COMPANY SPOKESPERSONSAYS...THERE WAS A PROBLEM.....WITH A WEATHER DATA SYSTEM.FLIGHTS ARE STARTINGTO.... TAKE OFF.... AGAIN..NEARLY -14- HUNDREDFLIGHTS WERE DELAYEDTONIGHT..... INCLUDING
The incident prompted the FAA to issue a nationwide ground stoppage for the airline, affecting many flights at Midway and O'Hare..