Southwest Airlines chief operating officer to testify before Senate Commerce Committee
WASHINGTON — Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson will testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation next week.Â
The hearing, titled Strengthening Airline Operations and Consumer Protections follows massive cancellations from the airline during the holidays that affected over 15,000 flights.
Other witnesses include Captain Casey A. Murray, the president of Southwest Airlines Pilots Association; Paul Hudson, the president of Flyers’ Rights; Sharon Pinkerton, the senior vice president for legislative and regulatory policy at Airlines for America; and Dr. Clifford Winston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
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