Southwest Airlines Cancels Multiple Flights At Detroit Metro Airport

ROMULUS, MI — Multiple Southwest Airlines flights at Detroit Metro Airport were canceled Tuesday morning as the airline's mass cancellations continues.

As of Tuesday morning, 14 Southwest flights at Detroit Metro Airport were canceled, accounting for more than half of all flight cancellations at the airport, according to the FlightAware.com.

Spirit Airlines had five cancellations, followed by four at Endeavor Air and three at Delta at Detroit Metro Airport, according to the FlightAware.com.

Of the more than 2,883 flights within, into, or out of the United States Tuesday that have been canceled—more than 2,500 of those flights were with Southwest Airlines, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.

"Due to adverse weather events and their resulting effects, we are currently experiencing operational disruptions and are working diligently and safely to restore normal flight schedules as quickly as possible," the airline wrote in an advisory on its website.

Southwest Airlines also added that customers could get their tickets refunded but warned those who plan to immediately rebook that availability is limited.

The U.S. Department of Transportation said it would examine whether the cancellations were controllable and if Southwest is complying with its customer service plan.

The airline's woes come after a massive winter storm pummeled large parts of the country with heavy snowfall, high winds and bone-chilling temperatures. The storm knocked out power to millions and wreaked havoc on Americans' travel plans.