Southwest
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This Week on BNET (July 20 – 24)
Fare Hikes on Domestic Routes Airlines have started raising fares again, but that sometimes ends up being good news for the bargain…
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Southwest Has Less Cash Than United, So Why Is United the One in Trouble?
If you’ve heard United’s name mentioned in the news lately, it’s probably related to their financial troubles. I’ve seen plenty of people…
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Airline Timetables Disappear, Airline Dorks Die a Little Inside
Southwest has announced that it will finally be ending production of one of the greatest airline dork tools ever invented, the timetable.…
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Southwest 737 Diverts After a Hole Appears in the Roof
Here’s a weird one for you. Yesterday, Southwest flight 2294 diverted to Charleston, West Virginia when a football-sized hole opened up in…
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Southwest Introduces Unique Ticket Counter at LaGuardia
Last week, Southwest’s big news was that it began service to New York’s LaGuardia Airport. For me, the interesting piece wasn’t in…
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Volaris Lands in Los Angeles, First Destination North of the Border
Volaris brought its first flight into LAX yesterday, and I headed out to the airport for the airline’s press conference celebrating the…
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British Airways Builds Fee Comparison and Southwest Should Take It Further
I never thought we’d see the day where British Airways does something that Southwest should follow, but that day has come. British…
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Great Communication on Southwest, Not on JetBlue (Trip Report)
We had a quick trip this weekend up to San Francisco, and man, was this a lesson in the importance of communication.…
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Why Southwest Should Consider a Change Fee
On Friday, Southwest announced it was adding a couple fees and increasing another. For most airlines, a Friday that sees a new…
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This Week on BNET (May 25 – 29)
Long Beach Airport Garage and Terminal Plans Move Forward The airport is starting to put forth more concrete plans, and it’s sounding…
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Southwest Goes Old School, Heads to Milwaukee
You would think that adding service to Minneapolis/St Paul, Boston, and New York/La Guardia would be enough for Southwest this year, but…
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Southwest’s Problematic Ticketing Logic
I really should avoid booking flights at all costs, because if I can’t do it online, it ends up being incredibly difficult.…