Southwest Airlines canceled nearly all of its Philadelphia flights Wednesday as luggage belonging to passengers who are stranded at other locations continued to arrive at Philadelphia International Airport.
"They don't even have enough planes to even fly the bags here," said Southwest passenger David Reiner.
They didn't have access to their bag, but are staying positive even after learning their luggage is still in Chicago. As of Wednesday, Southwest still by far makes up the majority of cancellations across the country, according to Flight Aware. The data also shows that 88% of Southwest flights were canceled at PHL, which is an increase from the previous two days.SEE ALSO: Why is Southwest Airlines canceling flights?
"Everybody in baggage offices has been really lovely and really helpful. I know that they're doing all that they can. It's not their fault," Weiss said.
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