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Class Action,
Civil Litigation

Jan. 5, 2023

Southwest should have known it was overextended, suit says

“Even under perfect weather conditions defendants knew or through reasonable diligence of its staffing ratios, should have known they could not provide expected air travel to the American consumer, purchase, or traveler,” San Diego attorney Alex Dychter alleged in a proposed class action.

Southwest should have known it was overextended, suit says
A Southwest Airlines plane taxiing before taking off at Denver International Airport on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. After a nightmare week of cancellations that left Southwest Airlines scrambling to repair its reputation, the beleaguered airline appeared set to finally return to its normal schedule on Friday. New York Times News Service

Arguing that Southwest Airlines should have known it would be unable to deliver service well before last months' storm hit, attorney Alex Dychter has filed in San Diego County Superior Court the second proposed class action in the nation during the past week against the carrier.

Dychter is proposing to represent a class of passengers who purchased tickets for Southwest Airlines and had their flights canceled at any time between Dec. 18 and...

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