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More Southwest Airlines flight disruptions follow a weekend of cancellations

Passengers board a Southwest Airlines airplane at Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California on October 10, 2021. The airline has continued to cancel or delay hundreds of flights on Monday. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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More Southwest Airlines flight disruptions follow a weekend of cancellations

Hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights are either canceled or delayed on Monday, after a weekend of disruptions that the carrier has blamed on air traffic control issues and weather conditions.

Security Lines Are Interminable, But With Good Reason

Passengers at O'Hare International Airport wait in line to be screened at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Security Lines Are Interminable, But With Good Reason

NPR's Scott Simon just spent time waiting in a long security line at the airport. He says that even though it's easy to grow impatient, the security measures exist to protect lives.

Security Lines Are Interminable, But With Good Reason

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