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When specifying accessible names via `aria-labelledby`, ensure that the 
label elements exist.

## Explanation

Accessible names are required for many parts of a page, including form controls.
One way to accomplish this is to use `aria-labelledby` to specify the ID or IDs of 
other elements which contain a label. For example:

```html
<h2 id="dialog-labell">Important message!</h2>
<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-label">
```

In this example, the `aria-labelledby` for the `<dialog>` points to an ID of `dialog-label`,
which doesn't exist. The heading it refers to instead has an ID of `dialog-labell`, presumably 
a typo.

## Why this matters

It isn't usually clear when an accessible name is broken, even during user testing.

This check helps to identify where an element clearly intended to have a label, but
that label is missing.

When a label is broken, it may be impossible for a user of assistive technologies
to understand what that element does.

missing-aria-labelled-by

April 2025

March 2025

Southwest Airlines

Title / URL	Issues
Military Travel and Benefits \| Southwest Airlineswww.southwest.com/militarytravel/?clk=GFOOTER-MILITARYTRAVEL	5
Need Help Logging In?www.southwest.com/account/recovery?clk=GFOOTER-ACCT-SETUP	5
Email Signup \| Southwest Airlineswww.southwest.com/email-signup/?clk=GFOOTER-EMAIL-SIGNUP	5
Southwest Mobile App \| Southwest Airlineswww.southwest.com/mobile-app/?clk=GFOOTER-APPS	5
International Flights \| Southwest Airlineswww.southwest.com/international/?clk=GFOOTER-FLY-INTL	5
About Southwest \| Southwest Airlineswww.southwest.com/about-southwest/?clk=GFOOTER-ABOUT-ABOUT	5

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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