With the help of a K9, Des Moines police caught a man on a Southwest Airlines flight from Las Vegas with more than 50 pounds of marijuana on Thursday.

The Biden Administration sued Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Wednesday for operating two “chronically late” flights, in the White House’s latest move to hold the industry accountable for delays and cancellations.

Frontier Airlines declined to comment on the fine. The lawsuit against Southwest Airlines will proceed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The outcome could establish precedents for stricter enforcement of passenger ...

The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a civil lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines.

Southwest is disappointed that DOT chose to file a lawsuit over two flights that occurred more than two years ago," a spokesperson for the airline said.

The Biden administration on Wednesday sued Southwest Airlines, accusing the carrier ... its civil suit in the US District Court in Northern California that the carrier had operated unrealistic ...

Southwest in December 2023 agreed to provide $90 million in travel vouchers of $75 or more to passengers delayed at least three hours getting to final destinations because of an airline-caused issue or cancellation, part of a USDOT settlement over the carrier's December 2022 holiday meltdown.

The Department of Transportation is suing Southwest Airlines, accusing it of operating two “chronically delayed flights” in 2022 that resulted in 180 flight disruptions.

The DOT filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, citing a pattern of chronic delays, as the government pushes for stricter accountability.

The US Transportation Department sued Southwest Airlines Co. for allegedly violating rules that require airlines to set and meet realistic flight schedules.

Southwest Airlines was sued in federal court by the Department of Transportation, while Frontier was hit with a $650,000 fine.

The agency said the U.S. District Court lawsuit it filed in California on Wednesday ... released this month that Southwest ranked fifth among the 10 North American airlines it evaluated for ...