The Biden administration on Wednesday sued Southwest Airlines, accusing it of illegally operating multiple chronically delayed flights and disrupting passenger travel.
In a civil suit filed with the Justice Department, the Department of Transportation said the airline operated on an unrealistic schedule and is seeking the maximum civil penalty.
Southwest Airlines operated two chronically delayed flights for five months in 2022, the department said. One flight was between Chicago and Oakland, California, and the other between Baltimore and Cleveland.
The department announced Wednesday that it had fined Frontier Airlines $650,000 for operating multiple chronically delayed flights.
Southwest stock fell less than 1%.
