Southwest Airlines passengers won't fly on a Boeing 737 Max until after Easter at the earliest.
Southwest is the second U.S. airline in less than a week to extend the time frame, again, for the Max return as the plane's grounding lingers. AmericanBoth airlines are taking the step so they don't have to cancel flights last minute if the grounding is further delayed by the
. United, the only other U.S. operator of the Max at the time of the grounding, is likely to follow suit.Southwest said it will proactively cut 300 daily flights, out of a total of more than 4,000, in March and the first half of April that were scheduled on the Max, reducing flight options for spring break and Easter.
The airline had 34 Max 8s in its fleet at the time of the grounding, with plans to add many more this year and in subsequent years. Most travelers haven't booked spring break or Easter travel yet so the impact on passengers should be relatively light. Southwest said affected passengers will be rebooked and notified. Those whose flights are canceled are eligible for a refund if they don't want to travel.
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