Southwest Flights Delayed Tuesday At John Wayne Airport

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Southwest Airlines halted flights at airports across the nation, resulting in over 1,750 flight delays, including a few in Orange County, the airline announced in a prepared statement.

Southwest Airlines travelers at John Wayne Airport experienced morning flight delays during the pause in flight activity, according to Flight Aware.com. Those disruptions were expected to improve throughout the day.

At JWA, no flights were canceled Tuesday. However, many Southwest departing flights were listed as delayed and many Southwest arriving flights were listed as delayed.

Southwest Airlines announced they were experiencing "data connection issues resulting from a firewall failure." Those issues were expected to be resolved by midday, a spokesperson for the airline said.

"Early this morning, a vendor-supplied firewall went down and connection to some operational data was unexpectedly lost," a spokesperson for the airline reported in a prepared statement. "Southwest Teams worked quickly to minimize flight disruptions."

Southwest travelers were advised to do their diligence before heading to the airport.

"We ask that travelers use Southwest.com to check flight status or visit a Southwest Airlines Customer Service Agent at the airport for assistance with travel needs," they reported. "We appreciate the patience of our Customers and Employees during this morning's brief disruption."