Hughes v. Southwest Airlines Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION BRIAN HUGHES, individually and on behalf, ) of all others similarly situated, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 18 C 5315 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER On February 11, 2018, Defendant Southwest Airlines Co. (“Southwest”) canceled Plaintiff Brian Hughes’ flight from Phoenix, Arizona, to Chicago, Illinois, because it ran out of de-icer fluid. Hughes ended up flying to Omaha, Nebraska, and incurred additional costs for lodging, food, and parking, before flying to Chicago the…