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Category Archives: Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines

How Southwest Airlines Made A Forlorn Boy Happy Again

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 4, 2020November 14, 2023 1 Comment
Southwest Airlines Bear

You know that feeling you get when you’ve left something behind and you realize it when it is too late? For little Grayson Mulligan, that feeling hit home when he left his favorite stuffed teddy bear onboard a Southwest...

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New “Socially Awkward” Airline Seat Reminds Me Of Hilarious Southwest Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 30, 2020November 14, 2023 27 Comments
Flex Lounge Seat

Do you remember lounge seating on Southwest Airlines? It was 2004. I was traveling from Baltimore to Los Angeles on Southwest Airlines as part of a high school trip. We were connecting in Phoenix  and had a tight connection....

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FAA Whistleblower Alleges Southwest Airlines Favoritism

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 24, 2020November 14, 2023 7 Comments
FAA Southwest Whistleblower

A whistleblower from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has alleged that regulators cut corners and neglected safety concerns in an effort to aid Southwest Airlines. The Office of Special Counsel, which investigates whistleblower complaints from federal agencies, “Found a substantial...

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Southwest Reaches Confidential Settlement With Boeing Over 737 MAX

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 13, 2019November 14, 2023 1 Comment
Southwest 737 MAX Compensation

Southwest Airlines has reached a preliminary settlement with Boeing over the ongoing 737 MAX grounding. Although the details have not been disclosed, we have some clues. In announcing a deal with Boeing, Southwest did not share the entire settlement...

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Will Southwest Airlines Add Basic Economy Fares?

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 5, 2019November 14, 2023 5 Comments
Southwest Basic Economy

Southwest Airlines has resisted a basic economy fare class for years. But with competition fierce, is Southwest reconsidering? Earlier this year, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly promised: “You’re not going to see basic economy from Southwest. That’s not what...

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Employee Groups Wage Proxy Boeing Fight for Southwest

Kyle Stewart Posted onNovember 10, 2019November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
Southwest Airlines Joke Lawsuit

The Boeing 737 MAX is a very delicate issue. Airlines are owed for down time but getting passengers back on the planes may be tough. Southwest employee groups are effectively fighting Boeing for Southwest by proxy. If you are...

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American Airlines Flight Attendants Refuse to Fly the 737 MAX, Southwest Pilots Sue Because They Can’t

Kyle Stewart Posted onNovember 3, 2019November 14, 2023 21 Comments
737 MAX

Boeing’s 737 MAX has been a divisive issue amongst airlines employees and the traveling public. American Airlines flight attendants refuse to fly it while Southwest pilots sue Boeing because they can’t. What?!? If you are considering booking travel or signing up...

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Law In TravelSouthwest Airlines

When Does An Airline “Joke” Impermissibly Cross The Line?

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 2, 2019November 14, 2023 19 Comments
Southwest Airlines Joke Lawsuit

When does a joke cross from crass to simply inappropriate? When does it becomes grounds for a lawsuit. Those are the leading questions emerging from a flight attendant lawsuit against Southwest Airlines. For Renee Steinaker, a Southwest flight attendant...

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Law In TravelSouthwest Airlines

Southwest Comes Out Swinging Against Flight Attendant Who Alleged Voyeurism

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 29, 2019November 14, 2023 4 Comments
Southwest Airlines Lawsuit Response

Southwest Airlines has vowed to “vigorously defend” against a flight attendant lawsuit which alleges two pilots placed a hidden video camera in an aircraft lavatory on a flight to Phoenix. After initially failing to directly address the matter, Southwest...

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Southwest Flight Attendant Catches Pilots Live Streaming…The Lavatory

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 28, 2019November 14, 2023 4 Comments
Southwest Airlines Voyeurism

Southwest Airlines flight attendant Renee Steinaker is suing Southwest, claiming retaliation for reporting two pilots who allegedly placed a hidden camera in an onboard lavatory. This is a really bizarre story. It begins onboard a Southwest flight from Baltimore...

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Will Southwest Really Merge With Alaska Or JetBlue?

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 22, 2019November 14, 2023 35 Comments
Southwest Alaska JetBlue Merger

Rumors are swirling that Southwest Airlines may solve its lingering Boeing 737 MAX problem by acquiring another airline. I just don’t see it happening. The theory goes something like this. Southwest has over 100 737 MAX on order, with...

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Southwest Airlines

Heartwarming: Man Comforts Frightened 96-Year-Old Seatmate

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 12, 2019November 14, 2023 6 Comments
Man Comforts Elderly Flyer

When a 96-year-old woman expressed fear of flying, the “flight angel” sitting next to her offered a helping hand. Megan Ashley, a passenger across the aisle, witnessed the incident and documented it on Facebook. She was flying from San...

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Southwest Pilot Reunited With His Father…52 Years Later

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 9, 2019November 14, 2023 3 Comments
Southwest AIrlines Roy Knight

Ready for a tragic story with a beautiful ending? Get your tissue ready. Imagine you are five years old. It is 1967 and your father is heading off to war. He had enlisted when he was 17 years old...

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EditorialSouthwest Airlines

By Any Other Name: Southwest’s Seating Charge

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 4, 2019September 14, 2021 26 Comments
Southwest

Southwest Airlines is not big on fees, they include everything – or that’s what they want you to believe. But isn’t a rose by any other name still a seating charge? I think that’s how it goes… If you...

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Southwest Hands United Airlines A Free Gift

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 26, 2019November 14, 2023 10 Comments
Southwest Airlines Newark

As the 737 MAX saga continues, Southwest is really feeling the squeeze. Its latest response is to close its Newark station. Talk about a free gift for United… Southwest has been forced to cancel an escalating number of flights...

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Southwest Exclusion of OTAs Costs Business Too

Kyle Stewart Posted onJuly 14, 2019November 14, 2023 24 Comments
Southwest

Southwest Airlines is the only scheduled US carrier that does not make its flights available via online travel agencies (OTAs) such as Expedia or Orbitz. They save money on fees, don’t have to compete side-by-side with all of the...

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Southwest Airlines

Heartwarming: Southwest Passenger Helps Autistic Seatmate

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 1, 2019November 14, 2023 11 Comments
Southwest Austism Help

How about some good news for a change? One man rose to the occasion when presented with a unique note from the seven-year-old seatmate next to him. Little Landon Bjornson had to travel from Las Vegas to Portland to...

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Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines Passenger Is “Cyberflashed” Onboard

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 15, 2019November 14, 2023 12 Comments
Southwest Airlines Cyberflashed

A Southwest Airlines passenger was “cyberflashed” onboard using Apple’s AirDrop technology. But flight attendants handled the issue well. AirDrop is the name given by Apple to technology that allows for the quick transfer of files via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi....

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Why United Does Not Fear Southwest Airlines In Hawaii

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 11, 2019November 14, 2023 9 Comments
United versus Southwest Hawaii

United believes that Southwest cannot match the quality of United’s service to Hawaii. But that’s not really the point. United CEO Oscar Munoz just returned from a multi-stop Asia Pacific trip that included Seoul, Tokyo, and Hawaii (including Honolulu...

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Southwest Still Had Ticket Jackets?!

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 1, 2019November 14, 2023 8 Comments
Southwest Airlines Ticket Jacket

First it was peanuts. Now it is ticket jackets. As of today, Southwest Airlines will no longer offer a ticket jacket with your boarding pass. Frankly, I’m surprised they’ve lasted this long! I feel like I’ve already lost many...

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