LOS ANGELES—Another bout with technology issues led to delays of hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights April 18 in Southern California and across the country, exacerbating public-perception issues for an airline still recovering from a holiday season computer meltdown that crippled the carrier.
Dozens of flights were listed as delayed at Los Angeles International, Hollywood Burbank, John Wayne, and Ontario International airports.
In a statement, Southwest Airlines said it was forced to pause its operations Tuesday morning “to work through data connection issues resulting from a firewall failure.”
“Early this morning, a vendor-supplied firewall went down and connection to some operational data was unexpectedly lost,” the Southwest statement said. “Southwest teams worked quickly to minimize flight disruptions.”…