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Southwest Airlines Co has cancelled just over three dozen flights for Friday, suggesting the beleaguered carrier may be close to resuming relatively normal operations after a meltdown stranded thousands of passengers.
Friday’s tally of 39 cancelled flights has been consistent for the past day, according to flight tracker FlightAware.com. The website so far lists no Southwest flights that have been delayed or cancelled for Saturday.
By contrast, the airline cancelled 2,356 flights on Thursday, or about 58% of its total schedule.
The airline said that it would run only one-third of its flights for several days while it recovered from disruption caused by winter storms and outdated scheduling technology.