Southwest Flights Grounded Two Days In A Row Across Southland

LOS ANGELES, CA — Southland travelers getting a jumpstart on their summer vacations endured a second straight day of widespread flight delays due to computer problems.

On Monday night, all Southwest flights out of Hollywood Burbank Airport were due to nationwide network issues. The company announced that the problem was resolved, but outages again delayed flights on Tuesday from LAX to John Wayne Airport in Orange County. Passengers are being advised to check their flight status before heading to the airport.

"We are in the process of resuming normal operations after a system issue this afternoon that created flight disruptions throughout our network," Southwest Airlines posted on Twitter shortly before 1 p.m. "We know many customers still require assistance and are working to address those concerns as quickly as possible."

The trouble began Monday night with issues with the company's third-party weather data provider, prompting the airline to ground its jets for several hours before some flights resumed. Thousands of passengers took to social media to complain about the problem. Tuesday's technical issue, which also briefly grounded the airline, was being investigated, according to Southwest officials.

Southwest Airlines operates in Burbank, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Orange County, Ontario, Palm Springs, San Diego and Santa Barbara within Southern California.

About two dozen flights were delayed at John Wayne Airport alone on Tuesday. There were about 26 delayed arrivals and 13 departures, but the numbers were going up and down as the airline restored its services.

City News Service contributed to this report.