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Southwest Airlines Resumes Flights Out Of Hollywood-Burbank
A nationwide network outage forced Southwest Airlines to suspend flights Monday night, according to Hollywood Burbank Airport.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Slammed with nationwide network issues, Southwest Airlines suspended all flights out of Hollywood Burbank Airport Monday night, but the problem was resolved by 8:30 p.m., the airport reported.
Airport authorities did not say how many flights were affected by the outage. Travelers are advised to check with the airline for updates. The airline apologized to passengers on Twitter.
Southwest Airlines has suspended all departures from Hollywood Burbank Airport due to <nationwide> network issues. Please check with the airline for updates. All other BUR airlines are operating as normal.
— Hollywood Burbank (@fly_BUR) June 15, 2021
We're truly sorry for the complications tonight, Peter. It seems that we are experiencing a system error, and we're trying our best to get the situation resolved ASAP. We appreciate you hanging in there with us. -Sarah
— Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) June 15, 2021
According to Down Detector, customers started reporting the outage at about 5:30 p.m., and by 7 p.m., thousands of passengers reported problems with the Southwest Airlines network.
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