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Category Archives: Southwest Airlines

Law In TravelSouthwest Airlines

Passenger Who Survived Fatal Flight is Now Suing Southwest

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 30, 2018November 14, 2023 5 Comments
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One passenger onboard Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 has wasted no time in suing the airline. Lilia Chavez was was sitting three rows behind the smashed window. Per NPR: The lawsuit alleges that the traumatic events of Flight 1380 left...

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: April 29, 2018

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 29, 2018November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
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Greetings from the fairly remote Las Padres National Forrest about 90 minutes north of Los Angeles. It was special weekend for me: my brother is getting married next week and this weekend was his bachelor party. Heidi, don’t worry…it...

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Impressive: How Southwest Sprang Into Action After Disaster Struck

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 28, 2018November 14, 2023 8 Comments
a blue airplane in the sky

How does an airline deal with a disaster? In the case of Southwest Airlines, impressively well. Scott McCartney, author of the Middle Seat column in the Wall Street Journal, shares the amazing story of how Southwest swiftly dealt with...

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Southwest Gives $5,000 to Each Passenger on Flight 1380

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 21, 2018November 14, 2023 6 Comments
Southwest Flight 1380 Compensation

Southwest Airlines is trying to minimize its legal exposure by preemptively paying off passengers aboard the ill-fated Flight 1380. Earlier this week, that Boeing 737-700 flight from New York to Dallas was forced to make an emergency landing in...

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Five Airlines Awarded New Flights to Havana

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 31, 2018November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
New Havana Flights

Earlier this month I wrote about the battle for Havana slots. Like a game of musical chairs, demand outstripped supply and it was up to the U.S. Department of Transportation to divvy out the slots. Yesterday, the U.S. Department...

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Brilliant: Why A Man Sued Southwest for One Penny Less

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 13, 2018November 14, 2023 7 Comments
a blue and orange airplane on the runway

Southwest Airlines flew a 737 to the wrong airport in Branson, Missouri. One man sued for damages, but for the seemingly odd amount of $74,999.99 instead of an even $75,000. But his reasoning is sound and his strategy brilliant....

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U.S. Airlines Fighting Over Cuba…Again

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 12, 2018November 14, 2023 3 Comments
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With yields weak and demand far lower than expected, we’ve seen many carriers reduce or eliminate service to Cuba. Even so, U.S. airlines are still fiercely fighting for Havana slots. Under current U.S. Department of Transportation rules, airlines are...

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Fight Breaks Out on #WalmartoftheSkies (Southwest Airlines)

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 7, 2018November 14, 2023 7 Comments
Southwest Airlines Fight

Another day, another plane flight…this time aboard a Southwest Airlines flight to Los Angeles. But I’m having trouble figuring this one out. The fistfight broke out on a flight from Dallas Love to Los Angeles, delaying departure and causing...

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When Will We Learn? Dog Bites Child on Southwest Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 23, 2018November 14, 2023 44 Comments
Southwest Airlines Dog Bite

As debate continues over emotional support animals onboard airplanes, we must ask ourselves this question: how can we ensure a dog doesn’t attack a child onboard a plane? That’s exactly what happened onboard a Southwest Airlines flight on Wednesday...

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Southwest Companion Pass Is On The Way

Carly Stewart Posted onJanuary 14, 2018January 14, 2018 3 Comments
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My husband has held the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass before and we missed it once it expired. When the opportunity came up to get it again early in the year, I jumped at the chance. Previous Experience A few...

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Southwest Kind Of Announces Hawaii Flights

Kyle Stewart Posted onOctober 12, 2017September 15, 2021 16 Comments
Lovely Hawaii

Last weekend I reported about Southwest and the rumors swirling regarding their Hawaii operations. Based on information I gained from a casual conversation on a beach in Kona with a Southwest senior employee, it was clear that Denver would...

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Unsubstantiated Gossip: Southwest Wants Denver-Kona

Kyle Stewart Posted onOctober 8, 2017September 15, 2021 18 Comments
Lovely Hawaii

I have avoided writing this post for just shy of a year because there wasn’t yet corroborating evidence or reason to believe it’s true – now there may be. Based on potentially reliable information, Southwest may focus on Denver...

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: October 1, 2017

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 1, 2017November 14, 2023 2 Comments
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Greetings from 38,000 feet. I’m in the air enroute to Europe, where I’ll be spending most of the week. No new products to review on this trip…TAP and Air India didn’t have award space… Some more disturbances in the...

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And Now Southwest Airlines Drags a Woman Off Plane

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 28, 2017September 28, 2017 24 Comments
Southwest Dragging Incident

The cliché is true. Unless we learn from the mistakes of others, we are doomed to repeat them. Southwest Airlines is making headlines  for dragging a woman off a flight from Baltimore to Los Angeles. The woman complained she...

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Would You Turn In Your Seatmate to the Cops?

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 3, 2017November 14, 2023 9 Comments
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A lady was sitting on a Southwest flight from Seattle to San Jose, CA and started looking over the shoulder of the man in front of her. What she saw on his cell phone dismayed her so much she...

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50% Off Southwest Bookings With American Express Platinum

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 20, 2017April 21, 2017 5 Comments
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This is not clickbait–I learned something new yesterday that may help Southwest flyers save some change. The American Express Business Platinum card offers 50% points back when you use your points to book through the AMEX travel portal. Thus,...

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Southwest Airlines Snacks on Longer Flights

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 17, 2016December 5, 2016 8 Comments

Southwest Airlines is rather cryptic about its inflight food, providing the following info on its website– We offer a variety of inflight snacks and beverages to tempt your taste buds… Peanuts or pretzels are always complimentary as well as...

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This is Why I Avoid Southwest

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 11, 2016December 5, 2016 24 Comments

I was at the Kentucky Derby last weekend and needed to get home early on Sunday. From Louisville, there are typically no nonstop flights to Los Angeles (United had a special one-day-only Kentucky Derby nonstop flight to LA later...

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Southwest Companion Pass – The Best Deal in Travel for Family Flights

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 1, 2015November 14, 2023 3 Comments
a seat belt on a plane

This post was written in December 2015 but as of December 2018, it still holds true today. Southwest Airlines’ Companion Pass is the best deal for traveling families.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...

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Birds of a Feather Get Two Seats Together

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 24, 2013December 9, 2016 7 Comments

My brother travels to the Bay Area regularly for business and buys same-day tickets which has led to frequent trips on Southwest Airlines. Burbank Airport is his preferred departure point in LA and he flies out of the “other...

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