Thousands of Southwest Airlines passengers remained stranded Tuesday across Southern California as the airline's winter woes worsened, leading to canceled and delayed flights throughout the nation. Stranded passengers were left with few alternatives, with the Southwest Airlines' website listing all flights departing from Southern California as "unavailable" through Saturday. Many travelers opted to hit the roads instead by renting a car, but even that proved to be a challenge. "I think its ridiculous. I understand if it was maybe weather issue, but there’s nothing going on in the southwest so I don’t see why we couldn’t get on flight," said Paige Cardona, who decided to a rent a car instead. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/travel/southwest-airlines-cancelations-san-diego/509-edfb4939-a2e3-431d-aae4-7016e825982f