Dallas Love Field had massive lines in the baggage check-in areas of the airport on July 11, 2024, due to delays in the luggage-checking process, officials said. Southwest Airlines officials said the airports baggage belt was experiencing problems Thursday morning, "which slows the process of checking luggage." Airport officials said that while the online baggage screening machines were operating at total capacity, "the extremely high volume" of departing passengers Thursday morning was adding to the congestion in the check-in process. Long lines could be seen throughout the baggage check-in area and concourse, and out the door onto the sidewalk. Southwest officials had initially asked passengers to arrive two hours before their flight, but airport officials later extended that ask to three hours. Love Field officials said part of the added number of passengers Thursday was due to the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority convention that wrapped up in downtown Dallas on Wednesday. The convention brought tens of thousands of people to downtown, as Vice President Kamala Harris was the keynote speaker at the event Wednesday. "Our team at Dallas is working to process Customers and their baggage as quickly as they can," Southwest officials said in a statement. FULL STORY: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-texas-love-field-airport-delays-baggage-belt-issue-slows-down-luggage-checking-process-officials-say/287-53b30b7c-4083-42f0-a87e-3426498d7e23