Southwest Airlines settles for $140 million over its 2022 holiday chaos, offering compensation and improvements. Travelers recount harrowing experiences and the airline's efforts to rectify the situation.
LOS ANGELES — Deborah Rombaut was not at Sacramento International Airport to make friends. She just wanted to get home to Los Angeles. But the mass cancellation of Southwest Airlines flights, which has left thousands of travelers stranded in airports and hotel rooms across the country, had a silver lining