Southwest Airlines is carefully tracking Hurricane Matthew, which is affecting our operation in the Southeastern United States. We are modifying our operational plan to reflect changing conditions.

As of 5:00 PM CT, today Southwest Airlines has proactively canceled due to weather:

  • About 60 flights systemwide (of 3,700 scheduled) on Thursday, October 6, 2016;

Our main focus is on the Safety of our Customers and Employees, while making sure our flights operate safely to their destinations.

Operational planners at Southwest are coordinating with our Meteorologists to track the progress of the storm and evolve our Customer accommodation policies, which are already being updated at this link on Southwest.com.

City-specific cancelation numbers can be calculated by visiting the websites of the individual airports. We have City Fact Sheets that provide general information about our destinations served, number of daily flights, facilities, and employment numbers.

Next update: Thursday, October 6 at 2:30 PM

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