In summer 2021 United Airlines relaxed its appearance standards for flight attendants, allowing tattoos that were no longer than the companys work badge. Male flight attendants were allowed to wear m
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Southwest Airlines expects the cancellation of 16,700 flights over the holidays to cost them up to $825 million though the exact amount depends on how much passengers seek reimbursement for after havi

An associate editor of the Financial Times (and CNN global economic analyst) wrote on Sunday about Southwest Airlines operational challenges as an allegory for capitalism. And what usually happens wh

Southwest Airlines likes to remind customers about their friendly features. They dont sell basic economy tickets. All of their tickets have been fully changeable. Their flight credits dont expire. T
Southwest Airlines has faced an operational disaster of unprecedented proportions, cancelling over 60% of its flights every day and continuing to do so. They are likely displacing a quarter million pa

After a dreadful weekend of cancelled flights and cancelled Christmas plans for passengers, Southwest cancelled 70% of its flights on Monday. They threw in the towel which would hopefully have given

Southwest Airlines has completely melted down. They didnt just cancel more flights than anyone else over the Christmas holiday by a large measure theyve failed to recover their operation. They keep

Southwest has cancelled an unprecedented number of flights over the holidays in a complete operational meltdown. They lacked the staff needed to handle disruptions that may have been triggered, in pa
Southwest Airlines isnt a niche carrier, for many years theyve been the largest carrier of domestic airline passengers in the U.S. They may only be the fourth biggest airline, but thats because their

Like yesterday, Southwest Airlines again led the world in most flight cancellations. They arent just short pilots and ramp agents. With half of the airlines flights delayed again customers all ove
Ive had several readers ask why Southwest Airlines is cancelling so many more flights than other carriers this holiday, and why their operation in Denver is worse than Uniteds so its not just weather
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Southwest flight attendant: if those were designer bags under your seat, you wouldnt be flying Southwest@divine_sorrow916 If you ever get this guy on your flig

Southwest Airlines is offering a 25% discount on tickets booked by December 7 for travel December 24-25 and December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2023. These are the Saturdays and Sundays of holiday weeken
Herb Kelleher and Rollin King incorporated Air Southwest in 1967, planning to offer flights only within Texas in order to circumvent federal regulation by the Civil Aeronautics Board which kept prices
Its almost a dramatic cliche. The hero leans over a cliff with arms stretched out, hanging onto someone dangling over the side. There are either dangerous rocks or a fast-racing body of water below.

Southwest Airlines famously doesn’t show up when searching online travel agency websites. Historically if you’ve wanted to buy a ticket on Southwest, you’ve had to go directly to Southwest to make the

Chase just increased the sign-up bonus on all three personal Southwest Rapid Rewards credit cards to 75,000 points after spending $3000 in the first three months. Woohoo!
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Tomorrow, October 27, 2022, Southwest Airlines will open flight schedules through July 10, 2023. Currently, you can only book flights on Southwest Airlines through April 10, 2023. This extension cover

Southwest Airlines Increases Companion Pass Requirements: I just received an email this morning from Southwest Airlines indicating that the requirement to earn the Companion Pass for 2023 is now 135,0