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Southwest Repairs 4 Planes for Cracks

Friday, March 14, 2008 3:10:45 AM
By DAVID KOENIG

Baggage handlers unload a Southwest Airlines plane at the Los Angeles International Airport on Wed. March 12 , 2008.  Southwest Airlines Co. canceled flights Wednesday and temporarily grounded 43 planes to examine if they were sound enough to carry passengers, the latest twist in the low-cost carrier's saga of missed safety inspections and civil penalties. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)DALLAS (AP) - Four of the planes that Southwest Airlines Co. grounded for inspections this week were found to have cracks in their fuselages and were undergoing repair, the company said Thursday.

A Southwest spokeswoman said the planes were expected to be ready to fly again by the weekend.

Southwest canceled about 4 percent of its flights Wednesday after deciding to perform new inspections on 43 Boeing jets, including 38 that had been carrying passengers Tuesday.


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