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50% of all flights canceled around the world today were Southwest flights, as the airline collapsed under strain historic winter storm

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Southwest Airlines canceled over 2,700 flights the day after Christmas, more than any other US-based airline.
By 5 p.m. on December 26, Southwest had canceled 2,725 flights, or 67% of its total flights, according to FlightAware.
Thousands of flight delays and cancellations swept the U.S. over Christmas weekend as a deadly winter storm took effect, causing heavy snowfall and power outages in the Northeast. 
By Monday night, the airports seeing the most cancellations included Denver, Las Vegas, Chicago Midway, and Dallas Love Field, where Southwest is headquartered. 
Southwest canceled the most flights of any other airline based in the US on Monday, trailed by Delta, which canceled 262 flights, according to FlightAware.

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