Core Points - The Trump administration will forgive the last $11 million of a civil fine against Southwest Airlines related to the 2022 holiday meltdown that affected approximately 2 million passengers and resulted in nearly 17,000 flight cancellations [1] - The Biden administration's Transportation Department initially fined Southwest Airlines $140 million in late 2023, but credited the airline with all but $35 million due to its compensation efforts for customers [1][2] - The Transportation Department acknowledged Southwest's over $1 billion investments in technology and operations since the holiday incident as a reason for the additional credit [2] - Southwest Airlines expressed gratitude to the Transportation Secretary and the DOT team for recognizing its significant investments in modernizing operations, which have led to improved on-time performance and reduced cancellations [3]