Shareholders of Southwest Airlines have filed a lawsuit against the company accusing the carrier of failing to publicly disclose serious shortcomings in its outdated flight scheduling software technology, which prompted thousands of flight cancellations in December.
The proposed class action lawsuit (pdf) was filed by the Rosen Law Firm on behalf of the shareholders, led by Arthur Teroganesian, in the Southern District of Texas on Jan. 12.
It lists former Chief Executive Gary Kelly, his successor Bob Jordan, and Chief Financial Officer Tammy Romo as defendants, as well as the airline itself.
Shareholders allege that the airline failed to disclose issues with its scheduling systems or downplayed them in quarterly reports, including in its report for the quarter ending June 30, 2020, which plaintiffs said “ignored the serious risk that having outdated technology posed to the Company’s business.”…