Comments on: Southwest Links to WestJet, Does Anyone Care?

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:48:30 +0000

I work for westjet for about 10 yrs, it is an ok company.The way they are treating us (the front line people), are way better in their media relise then in reallity.We are treated like kidds, we can not speak our mind and we we have to live lives at work like our manager tell us. Managers that are leading our teams are not well educated people, all the do is kiss other people A…S and that is how you get to be a manager.
They are trying to partnership with every possible airline that is out there so they can fill up their seats and crash AirCanada

By: CF

CF — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:09:44 +0000

george – I’ve forwarded your request to someone at Delta. I wish you luck.

By: george lovenguth

george lovenguth — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:41:08 +0000

I am a 100% service connected disabled veteran on serious medication for cancer treatment and I made an error on the destination when I booked a flight out of JFK online. When I realized this error I contacted Delta customer service and was told, “I’m sorry” by the representative and I was not was given a refund. I am living on a small veterans fixed monthly income and am now out $1045.95. If this is how this airline treats american 100% service connectd veterans whith cancer and who are taking VA prescribed medications then this Delta airlines is no friend to veterans or the military. I called an attorney and he told me it would cost moore to file a lawsuit so here we had it in America, take the disabled persons money because there’s nothing he can do about it. Delta cheated me on this ticket. I figure the only recourse I have is to write about the event and pass it on to every website I can. People, especially disabled veterans need to know how Delta treats a person who on legal medication must work their way through Delta website and if you make an error you will pay for it. This is a crazy way to do business and I will pass the word loudly and far. George Lovenguth

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:47:24 +0000

Good point. If you weren’t “Cranky” we probably wouldn’t be here.

But I saw your blog and had to yank your chain! :)

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:14:43 +0000

At least an interline baggage agreement at the four or so airports they have in common. Southwest always underwhelms me with their company plans but they make money.

By: Johnny Plane

Johnny Plane — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:55:59 +0000

If this is a partnership, then Google must be a partnership of all the airlines. It ridiculous, but then again so is so many things aviation right now.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:51:54 +0000

Stating the obvious here, but doesn’t this press release get people such as Cranky and others to go to the website and check it out? Well I suspect the revenue gains coming from that link are probably substantial enough to WN that they would want to issue a press release, simply to encourage people to check it out. I can only speculate what percentage of the actual revenue WN is earning with this link, but it would be enough for me to want to issue a press release…

By: Ray 24/7

Ray 24/7 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:19:47 +0000

OUCH!!! OK, I know that SWA can take a hit now and then. Nobody is ‘prefect’!

By: CF

CF — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:58:02 +0000

Ah come on, Jim. If I relaxed, there wouldn’t be anything entertaining to read here. I know they say that no press is bad press, and I tend to agree. But in this case, I don’t really think it helps them that much either. I saw it, thought it was lame, and blogged it. That’s just what I do.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:37:19 +0000

Dude, relax…it isn’t the end of the world.

It is better than nothing. I’m that one person who will benefit from the link as opposed to typing in the URL. I’m sure there are others like me out there as well.

Was it worthy of a press release? Probably not…but they got you talking about it, didn’t they?