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TIL: During the Christmas/NYE holiday season of 2022, a winter storm caused Southwest Airlines' (ancient) crew scheduling software to break down, stranding crew members and cancelling 50% of flights between 21-30 December. Losses were reportedly between $1.1 billion to over $1.2 billion.

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