Dozens more flights cancelled in US following fatal accident
US low-cost airline Southwest has cancelled dozens more flights this week due to maintenance checks on its fleet of Boeing 737s following a fatal accident.
After cancelling more than 40 flights on Sunday, an additional 90 have been grounded today, according to flight tracking site Flightaware.
The airline said it planned to inspect all engine fan blades made by manufacturer CFM within a month. Last week a passenger died after being almost sucked out of a Southwest Airlines’ flight when a fan blade broke off an engine and shattered the window.
After the incident, Southwest Airlines said it was accelerating its existing engine inspection program relating to the CFM56 engine family ‘out of an abundance of caution’ over the following 30 days.
"We have minimized flight disruptions this past week through actions such as proactive aircraft routings to cover open trips, performing inspections overnight, and utilizing spare aircraft, when available," Southwest said in a statement.
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