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Were your huge vacation journey plans canceled, delayed or in any other case disrupted this 12 months because of Southwest’s operational meltdown<\/a>? If so, you are not alone.<\/p>\n Friday marked the primary day since Christmas that Southwest Airlines did not have a double-digit share of its flights canceled, a quantity that CEO Bob Jordan attributed to “an unprecedented storm for all airways” in an interview<\/a> with “Good Morning America.” More than 15,000 Southwest flights have been canceled, leaving hundreds extra vacationers within the lurch in the course of the busiest journey season of the 12 months.<\/p>\n Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, nevertheless, mentioned in a tweet<\/a> that the Southwest cancellations are “not climate associated,” and as such, the corporate is required to cowl not solely the price of airfare however of meals, transportation and lodges in case you are stranded away from dwelling.<\/p>\n Southwest has pledged to refund its prospects for canceled flights, in addition to bills corresponding to rental automobiles, lodges and airfare booked by way of different airways. Other prices can be dealt with on a case-by-case foundation, executives mentioned.<\/p>\n If you have been one of many hundreds stranded, here is how one can get your a reimbursement.<\/p>\n According to the Southwest web site<\/a>, “In the occasion your flight is canceled or considerably delayed in the course of the journey interval starting on December 24, 2022 by way of January 2, 2023, it’s possible you’ll request a refund of your unused ticket to the unique type of fee.” To start, you will need to fill out an internet kind along with your title and reservation affirmation quantity.<\/p>\n You ought to count on to obtain your refund promptly.<\/p>\n “Under the regulation, Southwest should present immediate refunds when a service cancels a passenger’s flight or makes a major change within the flight, whatever the motive, except the passenger accepts rebooking,” Buttigieg mentioned in a letter to Southwest earlier this week. “This means Southwest should present refunds inside seven enterprise days if a passenger paid by bank card, and inside 20 days if a passenger paid by money, verify or different means.”<\/p>\n You can even fill out a separate kind<\/a> should you’ve been separated out of your baggage or different belongings throughout journey.<\/p>\nRequest a refund from Southwest<\/h2>\n