Southwest Fined
Southwest Airlines to pay $7.5-million fine
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Southwest Airlines Co. will pay a fine of $7.5 million for flying planes that had missed crucial safety checks -- $2.5 million less than government regulators initially ordered last year.
The agreement announced by the Federal Aviation Administration also gives the Dallas airline nearly two years to pay the fine in three installments of $2.5 million each.
The airline was fined for flying 46 airplanes on 59,791 flights without performing mandatory inspections for fuselage cracks. The planes, mostly Boeing 737s, carried an estimated 145,000 passengers.
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Shame on you - Southworst Airlines - how do you put a Price Tag on Human Life ?
The traveling public go for CHEAP but that doesn't give you an excuse to put our safety in jeopardy. This fine sounds like a slap on the wrist - "Don't do it again ?" Wondering what those Executives
at Southworst get in terms of BONUS for
saving money in maintenance ????
If you haven't flown Virgin America - maybe its time that you try something new
and passengers friendly.
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