Hundreds Of Bags Stuck At Will Rogers World Airport After Christmas Delays

Thousands of travelers are continuing to deal with flight cancellations around the holidays, with thousands of bags being separated from their owners across the country.

Wednesday, December 28th 2022, 8:02 am

By: Natalie Cruz

OKLAHOMA CITY -

Thousands of travelers are continuing to deal with flight cancellations around the holidays, with thousands of bags being separated from their owners across the country.

Southwest Airlines have canceled 15 of the 20 flights that were supposed to depart from the Will Rogers World Airport Dec. 28th. Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said he has been in touch with Departement of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and are working on issuing full refunds to passengers.

Hundreds of unclaimed baggage has been at the Southwest Airlines baggage claim for days. News 9’s Natalie Cruz talked one Southwest passenger who has been traveling since Dec. 21 and just picked up her bag.

Natalie Cruz

Natalie Cruz joined News 9 as a multi-media journalist in June of 2022. She was born and raised in Southern California, and a graduate from Arizona State University with a B.A.S in Communications.