Southwest Airlines begins fan blade inspections, cancels flights

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Southwest Airlines canceled numerous flights since Sunday due to safety inspections.

According to FlightAware, 119 Southwest flights were canceled Monday morning as of 10:00 a.m.

According to Southwest Airlines, 40 flights were canceled due to voluntary fan blade inspections on Sunday. The inspections are a part of their safety plan following the engine explosion on April 17 that killed a woman on board.

“The cancellations are a result of our voluntary, accelerated engine fan blade inspection program,” Southwest said in a statement.

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No flights arriving or departing from RSW have been affected yet.

To check flight status to and from Southwest Florida International Airport, you can visit the RSW’s website. 

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