Southwest
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Across the Aisle from Southwest’s Head of Business Travel on Operational Meltdowns, Vaccine Mandates, and Less Controversial Issues
And, we’re back. If you enjoyed part one, you’ll really enjoy part two. I saved the fun-filled controversial items for today, but…
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Across the Aisle From Southwest’s Business Travel Chief On the Airline’s Move to Lure More Business Travel
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted an Across the Aisle interview, and I hope you’re prepared for a whole lot of words.…
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Taking Advantage During Southwest’s Meltdown (Trip Report)
If you’re on Twitter, you might remember seeing me post this a little while back: I took the advice of the Twitterverse,…
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Southwest Continues to Irresponsibly Blame the Weather For Its Woes
It’s not every day I get to accuse an airline of gaslighting, but that appears to be exactly what Southwest has been…
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Cranky on the Web: Vaccine Mandate Check, Cranky Dorkfest Interviews
There is no evidence that Southwest Airlines cancellations were caused by workers protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandate – VerifyVerify came back to me…
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Southwest Again Blames Others For Its Operational Failures
It all feels a little too familiar doesn’t it? Southwest is in the middle of another operational meltdown, and just like what…
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Cranky on the Web: Spirit Cancels, Airline Schedule Changes
Spirit Airlines cancels hundreds of more flights on Friday and vows ‘reductions in cancellations’ – CNNYes, Spirit is a mess. But in…
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Cranky on the Web: Summer Travel, Airport People Mover, Southwest CEO, and Airbus Isolation Tents
It was a really busy media week, and these are only the ones I could find links for. Oddly enough, they are…
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Southwest Surprises With a Telling New CEO Pick
Southwest CEO Gary Kelly has been talking about succession for a long time. He’s been in the job for 17 years, and…
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3 Links I Love: Boom Silliness, Avelo in Connecticut, Southwest and Singapore Long Reads
This Week’s Featured Link Boom overture still has many boxes to tick – AirInsightGroupI’d like to link to Jon Ostrower’s The Air…
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Southwest’s Long Arc Away from Short-Haul Continues
When Southwest first started flying, it was an entirely short-haul airline. This shouldn’t be a surprise, nor should it be a shock…
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Southwest Perfects Social Distancing With 9 People On Our Flight to Puerto Vallarta (Trip Report)
We had originally been planning to go to Hawai’i, but with the weather looking iffy and last minute fares elsewhere nice and…