Southwest Grounds 81 Jets for Inspection Following Fuselage Rupture

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Southwest Grounds 81 Jets for Inspection Following Fuselage Rupture (http://nycaviation.com/2011/04/southwest-grounds-81-jets-for-inspection-following-fuselage-rupture/)

Southwest Airlines grounded more than 80 aircraft early Saturday after one of its planes experienced an in-flight fuselage rupture on Friday, the airline said.
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[Alex T]

Updated to now show it was 79 aircraft that was grounded/inspected.

Looking at canceling over 300 flights due to this, 15% of WN operations for a Saturday.