Chicago Midway is one of Southwest Airlines’ busiest cities. According to Southwest, the carrier first entered the market on March 17, 1985, with eight daily departures to one city: St. Louis, Missouri. The city was the 21st destination on Southwest’s route map, quickly becoming a strategically important destination for the airline.

A Southwest Airlines pilot was removed from the cockpit ahead of a Wednesday flight from Georgia to Chicago and was booked on a charge of driving under the influence, a source familiar with the incident told CBS News.

The pilot, David Allsop, 52, was arrested at Savannah Hilton Head Airport Wednesday morning and has been removed from duty. The flight was delayed about five hours.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (7News) — A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested in Savannah, Georgia for intoxication moments before a Wednesday morning flight to Chicago, airport police told ABC News.

The Biden Administration sued Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Wednesday for operating two “chronically late” flights, in the White House’s latest move to hold the industry accountable for delays and cancellations.

Southwest Airlines confirmed the pilot had been removed from duty and apologized to customers whose travel plans were disrupted.

A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested at a Georgia airport and accused of DUI on Wednesday. A Transportation Security Administration officer smelled alcohol on the pilot and informed law enforcement officials, who arrested him at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, a source familiar with the situation told NBC News.

The pilot was later charged with driving under the influence, records from the local sheriff's office show.

A Southwest Airlines flight was delayed multiple hours this week after a pilot was reportedly arrested and charged with DUI before takeoff in Georgia.

A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested and removed from the cockpit at an airport in Georgia after allegedly failing a sobriety test before a flight to Chicago, police said.

Third Avenue Southwest, a northbound one-way, will be reduced to a single lane between First Street Southwest and First Street Northwest on Saturday, Feb. 1 and Sunday, Feb. 2. The closure will block access to the west side of the Charlton Building,

American Airlines will add a larger aircraft to its rolodex of daily fliers at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO).