DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines is moving back the date it expects to fly the grounded Boeing 737 Max jet.
The plane was grounded earlier this year after crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people.
According to the airline, it continues to monitor information from Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration on the impending 737 MAX software enhancements and training requirements.
“We remain confident that, once certified by the FAA, the enhancements will support the safe operation of the MAX,” the airline said in a statement. “We previously revised our flight schedule by removing the MAX through October 1 to offer reliability to our operation and stability for our Customers. With the timing of the MAX’s return-to-service still uncertain, we are again revising our plans to remove the MAX from our schedule through November 2.”
The airline said Thursday that by proactively removing the MAX from scheduled service, it can reduce last-minute flight cancellations and unexpected disruptions to our Customers’ travel plans.
The new projected date is expected to remove roughly 180 daily flights from the airline’s schedule.
The airline offered apologies to customers impacted by the change.
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