Bob Jordan
publication date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 (part of February 2023)
category: Business
clue: Many people have a bad first year on the job, but most don't end it by cancelling tens of thousands of flights and stranding hundreds of thousands of travelers at Christmas.
explanation: Jordan took over as CEO of Southwest Airlines in February 2022. in December of that year, a Christmas snowstorm initiated what was estimated at the time to be the largest disruption to an airline in U.S. history. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and Erik Bates