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Fight Breaks Out on #WalmartoftheSkies (Southwest Airlines)

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 7, 2018November 14, 2023 7 Comments

a blue and red airplane on a runway

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 several missed connections.

Rather than intervening, one bystander pulled out his phone and broadcast the fight live on Snapchat…

Look around: the whole flight is in disarray.

I have a theory, though.

Southwest provided the following statement to the Daily Mail concerning the flight:

On March 2, Southwest Airlines flight #8 scheduled Dallas Love to Los Angeles was delayed departing due to an altercation between two passengers. The passengers involved were deplaned and local law enforcement took over from there. The safety and comfort of our Employees and passengers is our top priority.

Could this have been a fight over a seat? Southwest still has open seating on all fights. Whatever the reason for the skirmish, the guy in the grey hoodie is clearly not happy.

CONCLUSION

As you can see in the Snapchat video, the bystander labeled the flight #WalmartoftheSkies. While I think that label is more befitting of Spirit Airlines, this fight is certainly reminiscent of a Black Friday sale at Walmart…

> Read More: Fight Breaks Out on My Spirit Airlines Flight

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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7 Comments

  1. Elijah Reply
    March 7, 2018 at 8:31 pm

    Ha! When I read this headline, I was like, “I wouldn’t call SW the Walmart. That would be Spirit!” And you obviously had my same thought.

  2. Sexy_kitten7 Reply
    March 7, 2018 at 8:36 pm

    SC (snapchat) is not live Matthew. Something tells me you’re not a regular user :O

    • Matt Reply
      March 8, 2018 at 1:06 pm

      You can absolutely do snapchat live… for like a couple years now. Where you been?

      • Sexy_kitten7 Reply
        March 17, 2018 at 4:48 pm

        No? I mean you can record video and sent to to your friends/public but that’s not the same as streaming live.

        Do you have a source?

        https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/07/snapchat-live/

  3. Potato Reply
    March 8, 2018 at 8:32 am

    I like Southwest. But a serious question: What is wrong with people? passengers in the US having a boxing fight while Malaysian and Brazilian passengers are watching porn, stripping naked and/or masturbating.

    *Insert every day we stray further from god meme*

  4. Pedro Reply
    March 8, 2018 at 3:50 pm

    If Southwest is the WalMart of the skies, what does that make Allegiant? Dollar General? And I guess Spirit would probably be Big Lots.

    • K.C. Cooper Reply
      August 1, 2023 at 10:54 am

      If Southwest is the Walmart of the skies, Spirit would be the Kmart of the skies.

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