Lobster carry-on for Southwest?
What is the correct protocol to handle a passenger bringing a live lobster onto an airplane? This is neither a personality test nor a trick ... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Southwest
Considering the impact of American’s MAX entertainment decision
American Airlines’ recent confirmation that it will not include seatback entertainment on its Boeing 737 MAX fleet – part of a b... Continue Reading
Southwest, GEE, PAC field fleet questions after IFC announcement
How many aircraft are included in Southwest Airlines’ new connectivity agreement with Panasonic Avionics? That’s the question that journalis... Continue Reading
Southwest Airlines adjusts to serve larger markets
Southwest Airlines is giving up on Akron and Dayton, Ohio. As of 3 June 2017 the carrier will consolidate those operations to the larger, ne... Continue Reading
Press Release: Southwest to enhance inflight wifi experience
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is committed to enhancing the inflight Customer experience and improving connectivity on Southwest® fligh... Continue Reading
Havana operations set to fly for US carriers
A preliminary order for US airlines to offer service to Havana has been issued by the US Department of Transportation. The 20 daily flights ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: End false alarms from prejudiced flyers scared of brown people
This outbreak of airlines allowing prejudiced passengers to decide that a fellow traveller is too brown, or too Muslim, or — in the latest e... Continue Reading
Southwest Airlines begins surveying new inflight technologies
Another airline is considering swapping out its in-flight connectivity provider. Southwest Airlines is in the midst of an RFP process to rev... Continue Reading
Slimmer armrests let Southwest make claim of more seat space
The new “wider” seats for Southwest Airlines’s future Boeing 737-800s and 737 MAXs are on display this week at the company... Continue Reading
Airlines caught in crosshairs of DOJ probe face passenger criticism
With the recent declaration by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) that it is investigating potential collusion among the largest US airlines... Continue Reading
Opinion: Justice Department dropped the ball during consolidation
Earlier this week the four largest airlines in the USA confirmed that the Department of Justice is seeking information from them related to ... Continue Reading
Southwest slims armrests to fiddle the seat width numbers
An aircraft has only so much room inside. With airlines ever more aggressive in squeezing passengers into the planes every inch matters and ... Continue Reading
Colleen Barrett talks Herb, go-go boots and service with a smile
It all started with a group of Texas businessmen who had a good idea, three airplanes and very little money. But over the past four decades,... Continue Reading
Plane People: Southwest CFO Tammy Romo
Southwest Airlines senior VP finance and CFO Tammy Romo loves her job because of the people she works with, and the customers she serves. “H... Continue Reading
From go-go boots to inflight exec: Sally Glenn-Lee’s amazing ride
Been there, done that, got the hot pants. If Sally Glenn-Lee should ever write a book, this could be the title for an account of her adventu... Continue Reading
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