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Pete Buttigieg: “We made sure there was accountability for [the Southwest…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 1:00:22

I'm not going to pick like a single worst airline because each one had its problems. I think the worst single. The worst single acute moment was the Southwest meltdown. And We made sure there was accountability for [the Southwest meltdown], like more than $100 million. But it wasn't all just like fines going back to us. It was money going back to passengers, which is the most important part. (1:00:22–1:00:25)

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Asserts accountability measures for the Southwest meltdown, including over $100 million in compensation.

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