Southwest Fined for 2022’s Holiday Travel Meltdown

WSJ What’s News

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🗓️ 18 December 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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A.M. Edition for Dec. 18. Southwest Airlines has been hit with a $140 million civil penalty by the U.S. Department of Transportation, which said the carrier violated consumer protection laws when two million customers had their plans upended during last year’s holiday season. Plus, WSJ national security reporter Gordon Lubold details the latest push by U.S. military officials to encourage Israel to take a more targeted approach in its Gaza campaign. And Senators fail to reach a border security deal that could unstick aid to Ukraine. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.0	protected if something goes wrong. Senators fail to reach a border security deal that could unstick aid to Ukraine.
0:39.7	Plus, U.S. military leaders travel to Israel, urging it to take a more targeted approach to its Gaza campaign.
0:47.0	I don't think the vibes are that good.
0:49.0	The sense we're getting is that international support is starting to have been a little bit and the US is here now to mark this
0:56.2	juncture and push Israelis to really begin thinking about the next phase.
1:00.3	And Southwest Airlines is fined millions for last year's holiday travel meltdown.
1:06.0	It's Monday, December 18th, I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal,
1:10.0	and here is the AM edition of What's News.
1:13.0	The top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
1:17.0	Senate negotiators were unsuccessful in hitting a weekend deadline
1:26.2	to agree to border security measures demanded by Republicans as a condition
1:31.0	of passing new funding for Ukraine.
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