US drops suit against Southwest Airlines over chronically delayed flights

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice dropped a suit precocious connected Friday against Southwest Airlines, filed by the Biden medication successful its last days, that accused the bearer of illegally operating chronically delayed flights.

The Department of Transportation filed suit successful January, saying Southwest operated unrealistic schedules and seeking maximum civilian penalties. Southwest, which did not instantly remark connected Friday, said successful January it was disappointed that DOT had chosen to writer "over 2 flights that occurred much than 2 years ago."

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by William Mallard)