Southwest assures travelers that if their flight is canceled they will be notified directly by the airline via the traveler's contact information. In most cases Southwest will automatically rebook travelers onto a new flight.

The Federal Aviation Administration ‘s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown took effect Friday morning, with some passengers scrambling t...

“We are seeing signs of stress in the system, so we are proactively reducing the number of flights to make sure the American people continue to fly safely,” Bedford said.