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Category Archives: Southwest Airlines

Law In TravelSouthwest Airlines

Family Sues Southwest Airlines For Negligence After Death Of 25-Year-Old Daughter

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 1, 2023February 1, 2023 18 Comments
Southwest Airlines Wheelchair Accident

25-year-old Gaby Assouline has passed away after an extended hospital battle which began after she fell off her wheelchair while boarding a Southwest Airlines flight. Her family claims Southwest Airlines was negligent. But did Assouline assume the risk by...

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HumorSouthwest Airlines

SNL Pokes Fun At Southwest Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 30, 2023 22 Comments

Over the weekend, Saturday Night Live (SNL) ran a bit on Southwest Airlines, focusing on the meltdown that took place last month. While I was only mildly amused at the skit, there was one moment that just made me...

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NewsSouthwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines Lost $800 Million During Meltdown!

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 26, 2023 34 Comments

Remember that Southwest Airlines meltdown over the holidays that stranded tens of thousands of passengers? Southwest has confessed the computer failure cost the company $800 Million. If that is not a wake-up call, I do not know what else...

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Is Southwest Airlines’ Cancellation Compensation Enough?

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 8, 2023January 8, 2023 11 Comments
New Southwest Effect

Southwest Airlines experienced a meltdown last week resulting in the cancellation of 70% of its flights. They’ve offered compensation but was it enough? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support...

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Law In TravelSouthwest Airlines

Bernie Sanders Blames Capitalism And Fox News Blames Pete Buttigieg For Southwest Airlines Meltdown

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 2, 2023 34 Comments
Southwest Airlines Partisan Blame

If you had hoped that 2023 would represent a cooling down in partisan political rhetoric, think again. Although far from being a victim, Southwest Airlines has become the pawn in a partisan blame game that pits counter-narratives over the...

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Law In TravelSouthwest Airlines

Shocking: Police Threaten To Arrest Passengers For “Trespassing” During Southwest Airlines Meltdown

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 31, 2022 13 Comments
Airport Trespassing

If your flight is canceled and you are left standing in the airport gate area trying to rebook, are you trespassing? Police at Nashville Airport say yes. Southwest Airlines Gate Agent Calls Cops To Get Rid Of “Pesky” Passengers...

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4 Ways Passengers Can Hold Southwest Airlines Accountable

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 30, 2022December 30, 2022 3 Comments

The US Department of Transportation has published a helpful guide of specific expectations for holding Southwest Airlines accountable for its operational meltdown over the last week. Impacted passengers should use this guide as a blueprint for seeking compensation for...

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Southwest Airlines Promises “Normal Operations” Will Resume Today

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 30, 2022December 30, 2022 7 Comments
Southwest Airlines Normal Operations

Today marks a day of reckoning for Southwest Airlines. The carrier has promised a return to normal operations today, but can it keep its word? Southwest Promises A Return To Normal Operations Starting Now…But Can It Keep Its Word?...

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I Won’t Condemn Southwest Passenger Who Paid $100 To Cut In Line…

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 29, 2022December 29, 2022 16 Comments
Southwest Airlines Line Cut

If there is one thing I’ve seen in my travels around the world (with one glaring exception in Iran), it is that money talks. Money is the conduit through which we do business and having money, wherever you are,...

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162 Hours Later…I’m Still Waiting For A Reply From Southwest On Twitter

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 29, 2022 14 Comments

I often recommend people reach out to airlines on Twitter as a “trick” to save long hold times on the phone. That is not excellent advice for Southwest Airlines, though, considering I am still waiting for a Twitter reply...

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Influential Captain Accuses Southwest Airlines Of Pride And Avarice, Predicts Total Collapse

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 28, 2022 35 Comments
Southwest Airlines Pilot Assault

A harsh note from the union representing Southwest Airlines pilots throws down the gauntlet, blaming the meltdown on “pride” and “avarice” by management and predicting a total collapse if concrete changes are not made as a result of this...

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Pete Buttigieg Promises To Hold Southwest Airlines Accountable

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 28, 2022December 28, 2022 41 Comments

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made media rounds last night, pledging that the Department of Transportation would hold Southwest Airlines accountable for what he called a “complete meltdown.” Pete Buttigieg: We’re In A Position To Hold Southwest Airlines Accountable...

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NewsSouthwest Airlines

How Southwest Airlines Addressed Meltdown Publicly Versus Privately

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 27, 2022December 27, 2022 49 Comments
Southwest Airlines Meltdown Response

Southwest Airlines is in full meltdown…this is no hyperbole when the carrier is talking about canceling 2/3 of its flights for the rest of 2022. Let’s look at how Southwest is publicly and privately addressing its operational collapse. Southwest...

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The New Southwest Effect: Price Gouging On Other Carriers?

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 27, 2022December 27, 2022 24 Comments
New Southwest Effect

Have you tried to book a domestic ticket this week? The “new” Southwest Effect in light of the carrier’s operational meltdown is frankly obscene pricing on other airline routes across the country. Is this just supply and demand or...

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NewsSouthwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines Suffers Meltdown In Denver

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 24, 2022December 24, 2022 20 Comments
Southwest Meltdown Denver

Southwest Airlines has imploded in Denver, with the carrier declaring an emergency as operations have suffered a meltdown due to poor weather and inadequate staffing. Sadly, Southwest has responded by threatening employees with termination for not showing up to...

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Woman Bites Her Seatmate On Southwest Airlines, Tries To Open Emergency Exit Door, Blames Jesus

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 29, 2022November 29, 2022 22 Comments
Southwest Airlines Little Rock Diversion

A Southwest Airlines flight made an unexpected diversion to Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday to dump an unruly passenger after she bit her seatmate and tried to open the emergency exit door, claiming Jesus told her to do it....

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United Airlines Targets Southwest Airlines In Odd New Ad Campaign

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 4, 2022November 4, 2022 18 Comments
Southwest Courte-C Call

United Airlines has launched a new ad campaign aimed at Southwest Airlines called “The Southwest Courte-C Call.” Quite frankly, I find the campaign curiously disingenuous and in poor taste. Southwest Courte-C Call Ad Campaign From United Airlines The ad,...

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An Odd Tale Of Violence On Southwest Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 28, 2022 24 Comments
Tray Table Violence Southwest Airlines

A woman claims a man assaulted her while she was sleeping on a Southwest Airlines flight. However, in trying to analyze the claims, I’m failing to see a clear motive. Tray Table Violence On Southwest Airlines Saarah Sareshwala was...

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Southwest Airlines Says She Was Drunk. She Says She Was Entertaining A Child.

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 8, 2022September 8, 2022 29 Comments
Southwest Airlines Gymnastics

A flight removal incident on Southwest Airlines reminds us that perceptions matter: even if you are not drunk, you still might be removed if you appear drunk…including performing gymnastics in the gate area. Drunk Or Bored? Woman Claims She...

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Report: Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Breaks Back After Rough Landing

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 9, 2022August 9, 2022 15 Comments
Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Fractured Back

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant reportedly fractured her back after a rough landing in Orange County, California. No other passengers or crew members were injured. Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Fractured Back Upon Rough Landing In California The incident occurred...

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