DOJ Joins DOT in Investigating Southwest Airlines' Holiday Flight Meltdown
Southwest Airlines briefly halted all flight departures due to IT problems, causing delays throughout its network; United Airlines plans a major expansion in service to Australia and New Zealand this fall, including a new nonstop route from San Francisco to Christchurch; JetBlue resumes daily service from San Jose to New York JFK and Boston Logan, but will reduce service in the northeast this summer; Alaska Airlines is eliminating self-check-in kiosks at Portland International Airport and will spend $2.5 billion to improve the airport experience; San Jose officials are studying a plan to shuttle passengers between the airport and the city's Diridon rail station using driverless vehicles.