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Category Archives: Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines Technology Trouble Re-Emerges

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 23, 2023April 23, 2023 13 Comments
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Southwest Airlines had an historic meltdown at one of the busiest times of the year, the Christmas/New Year’s holiday. This week, all flights were grounded again due to a technology issue.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for...

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Vile Dotard Curses Out Crying Baby On Southwest Airlines, Forcing Diversion

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 20, 2023November 13, 2023 65 Comments
a group of people sitting on a plane

A vile dotard became so enraged that a baby was crying on a Southwest Airlines flight that he tried to drown out it out…by cursing it out. Refusing to be silent, the plane was forced to divert. Great Solution!...

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Southwest Airlines Flights Resume After Nationwide Ground Stop Blamed On Firewall Failure

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 18, 2023April 18, 2023 10 Comments
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Southwest Airlines flights have resumed after a technical glitch led to a short nationwide ground stop. Southwest has blamed the issue on firewall failure. Southwest Airlines Firewall Failure Results in Temporary Nationwide Ground Stop For roughly an hour this...

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“Is There A Pilot Onboard?” When Southwest Pilot Became Ill, Pilot From Another Airline Stepped Up

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 23, 2023November 13, 2023 23 Comments
a blue airplane with white writing on it

Sickness can occur at the most inopportune time. For one Southwest Airlines pilot, incapacitating sickness occurred thousands of feet above the ground in the middle of a flight. But it was there that another pilot, from another airline, was...

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Southwest Airlines Flight Nearly Collides With Helicopter

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 22, 2023November 13, 2023 12 Comments
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The string of near-misses in US airspace continues, this time involving a Southwest Airlines 737 and a fire department helicopter at Hollywood-Burbank Airport in Southern California. Southwest Airlines Flight Aborts Landing To Avoid Hitting Helicopter In Southern California Lately,...

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How Southwest Airlines Plans To Avoid Future Meltdowns

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 18, 2023 5 Comments
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Southwest Airlines has laid out a three-point plan it says will help the carrier avoid future meltdowns that characterized its operational performance earlier this winter. Let’s explore what Southwest has pledged. Southwest Airlines Offers Three-Point Plan To Avoid Future...

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Enraged Husband Attacks Man On Southwest Airlines Flight After He Bumps Wife

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 8, 2023November 13, 2023 14 Comments
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What’s the fine line between chivalry and toxic masculinity? I ask that question in the context of a Southwest Airlines flight in which a man attacked another man for bumping his wife. The victim says he inadvertently bumped the...

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Southwest Airlines 737 Max 8 Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Cuba

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 7, 2023November 13, 2023 5 Comments
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A Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Cuba after a bird strike occurred after takeoff. Bird Strike Sends Southwest Airlines 737 Max 8 Back To Cuba For Emergency Landing On Sunday, March 5, 2023, Southwest Airlines flight...

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One Southwest Airlines Flight. 25 Wheelchairs. Many Miracles.

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 23, 2023November 13, 2023 36 Comments
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The wheelchair scam at airports is real and it adversely impacts those who legitimately need wheelchairs, particularly those who have hidden disabilities. But perhaps a more innovative boarding process could eliminate those who are just looking to game the...

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Of Course Southwest Airlines CEO Flew First Class On American Airlines…

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 14, 2023November 13, 2023 90 Comments
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When you’re blatantly disrespected and the environment is incredibly hostile, it makes sense to fly on the competition. Reports that Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan flew on American Airlines in first class certainly make sense to me. Southwest CEO...

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Southwest Airlines Grovels Before Congress As Internal Tensions Grow

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 9, 2023 7 Comments
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The Southwest Airlines meltdown will be the focus of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, with key officials from Southwest set to paint very different pictures about the state of the airline and root cause of the...

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

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 1, 2023November 13, 2023 26 Comments
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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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SNL Pokes Fun At Southwest Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 30, 2023November 13, 2023 22 Comments
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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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Southwest Airlines Lost $800 Million During Meltdown!

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 26, 2023November 13, 2023 34 Comments
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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
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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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Bernie Sanders Blames Capitalism And Fox News Blames Pete Buttigieg For Southwest Airlines Meltdown

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 2, 2023November 13, 2023 34 Comments
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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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Shocking: Police Threaten To Arrest Passengers For “Trespassing” During Southwest Airlines Meltdown

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 31, 2022November 13, 2023 13 Comments
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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, 2022November 13, 2023 3 Comments
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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, 2022November 13, 2023 7 Comments
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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, 2022November 13, 2023 16 Comments
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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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