Southwest Airlines Begins Its Houston Return

Airline resumes commercial service at flood-ravaged airport
Carrier convenes twice-daily meetings to grapple with Harvey

1469049643_Southwest-Airlines — Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg

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By Mary Schlangenstein

September 1, 2017 at 9:15 PM UTC

Updated on

September 2, 2017 at 8:40 PM UTC

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Southwest Airlines Co. resumed commercial service to Houston Saturday in the wake of flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey, landing its first passenger flight at William P. Hobby airport at about 12:35 p.m., according to tracking website FlightAware.com.

That puts Southwest behind United Continental Holdings Inc. and American Airlines Group Inc., which started limited service Thursday at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.