Going to make this a master thread and add to it as time goes on.
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Going to make this a master thread and add to it as time goes on.
Southwest ridiculed after proudly showing off cramped new seating: ‘Is there an option to stand?’
"What I’m seeing is rock hard seats," one unimpressed viewer wrote in a comment that garnered more than 157,000 likes...
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Sounds great, look forward to all the developments that are to come.Quote:
Originally Posted by desertrunner
Think we'd all love to hear Druff's thoughts on this 'unconventional airline'.
:popcorn
Southwest is a good choice if you're playing in the WSOP because of their no-fee change policy. Say you enter a 5 day event and book a flight arriving the day before and leaving the day after. Then you bust out on Day 1 and want to go home. You can easily change your flight. You can book several flights that way for different events right now and not have to worry about it. I believe you can cancel for free also.
Thanks, DR, for this timely topic!
I prefer to fly Spirit
Capitalism
Step one
The right to choose
Step two
Southwest Airlines making massive change to how it flies- https://www.sacbee.com/news/business...ource=facebook
The best way to look at modern US airlines is this:
Discount airlines like Spirit and Frontier are aimed at customers ranging from lower class to lower-middle class. It's not just no-frills. It's no service. They view you as scum who has no choice but to fly with them, and you're treated as such. If anything goes wrong (and I'm not talking about the plane safety), you're fucked.
Southwest is one step above that. Their expected clientele is lower-middle to middle class. They are what I call "fake customer friendly". They have generous standard policies and tend to operate efficiently, but they are extremely rigid in their rules, and they will also tend to fuck you if something out of the ordinary occurs. Not nearly as bad as Spirit, but keep in mind they also look down on the customer.
The mainline airlines such as Delta, American, United, and others are aimed at middle-class and above. They can also be difficult and bureaucratic, but there is a higher level of customer service and respect typically shown to the passengers. If you try hard enough, you can usually get issues resolved.
I will never fly on Southwest, nor will I fly on a discount airline.
Pilot threatens to turn plane around if passenger continues to AirDrop nudes
A pilot threatened to turn the plane around and end everyone’s holiday before it had begun if they didn’t stop sending nude photographs around via AirDrop.
The whole strange announcement was captured on video by passenger Teighlor Marsalis, who filmed the pilot stating that he’d have to ‘pull back into the gate, everybody’s going to have to get off.’
The pilot added: “We’re going to have to get security involved.”
In the rest of the video, which has since been viewed more than two million times, the aircraft’s captain said that everyone’s ‘vacation is going to be ruined’ if the activity didn’t stop.
“Whatever that AirDrop thing is, quit sending naked pictures, and let’s get yourselves to Cabo,” he added.
Southwest and Spirit announce the presence of in flight air marshals and customer perception of these shit outfits would improve 2x
Create an “air marshal fee” so air fare searches do not include the cost. Calling it a resort fee would be acceptable
Better video-
https://x.com/unlimited_ls/status/1897699809836122418
Pretty sure I will never fly again, did a lot when I was younger and it was like a high end catered party. What’s going on now just doesn’t seem worth it.
Everyone is bitching about Southwest ending free bags.
Like... guys... did you not realize for the past few decades that you've been flying on a shit airline? Because you have.
Southwest fans are such fucking sheep. They were mesmerized by the fake-customer-friendly policies, when in reality they were flying in a shitty sardine can aimed at lower-middle-class people, with zero flexibility or customer service.
Wouldn't call Southwest devoted flyers sheep (lol..) as much as more budget conscious people more likely, smartQuote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Who's worse Spirit or Southwest??
Spirit far worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by garrettWouldn't call Southwest devoted flyers sheep (lol..) as much as more budget conscious people more likely, smartQuote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Who's worse Spirit or Southwest??
But Southwest also sucks.
Just heard that Southwest planes have no AC electrical outlets, which is awful, unless you're on a very short flight.
I have flown Southwest in the past and always just figured them as a regular airlines, liked the flexibility of their times, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
But what always annoyed me was some frequent fliers that just brag how they fly SWA all the time like its some badge of honor. Really? Its not something to brag about.