Southwest Cancels Over 40 Flights For Engine Inspections

Southwest Airlines will be cancelling over 40 flights for engine inspections. The nationwide cancellations will allow the company to inspect engine fan blades. The move comes after a deadly incident last week when a woman was partially sucked out of plane window when an engine exploded on a flight. Investigators are looking to see if a broken fan blade or the engine was responsible for the incident. Southwest says they minimized impact to flights last week by re-routing planes and using spare planes. They also said they’ve conducted inspections overnight.