Category Archives for Southwest.
Numerous airports and carriers throughout the world are experiencing varying delays today, as the Altea software suite produced by the GDS provider Amadeus is reportedly suffering from IT problems. While reservations and inventory management systems are still functional, it appears that the “departure control system” side of things has suffered outages. As such, passengers have been…
Southwest Airlines flew 64 dogs and cats last Tuesday from shelters in Texas to the Helen Woodward Animal Center (HWAC) in San Diego. The relocation was essential as shelters in Texas looked to make room for all the animals displaced by Hurricane Harvey. The best part of this flight of course were all the pictures…
Southwest Airlines appears to be promoting their hotel booking website, and is now offering up to 10,000 Rapid Rewards points per night when you book with them. Southwest’s booking portal is actually a partnership with Booking.com, which is owned by Priceline, so you’re not really booking a night through Southwest, per se. I searched through…
Samsung may have recalled the Galaxy Note 7 after the device (and its replacement) was found to be a fire hazard, and even offered the next generation of the device at half off to some users. But jokes at Samsung’s expense aren’t stopping just yet. If you have been traveling for the past few weeks,…
It’s easy to forget that Southwest Airlines actually carries more domestic passengers than any other US airlines. They carry a decent a number of business travelers, and have their own loyalty program to match. Delta, American, and United all offer free same-day standby to certain elite members, where you can move to an earlier or later flight without a…
Frequent travelers generally tune out the in-flight announcements from flight attendants because they generally cover the same information. After all, how many times do you need to hear that your tray table must be in the upright and locked position during takeoff and landing! A YouTube member (Jordy Girl) shared a video today of…
We all are aware of Southwest Airlines’ boarding policy. They offering open seating, which means you had better hope that you get an A or B boarding group number if you want to avoid the dreaded middle seat on one of their flights! It looks like this problem affects us all – even if we…
Alaska, American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, and United have been tentatively granted rights to fly from the US to Havana, Cuba! In the tentative decision, DOT stated that this proceeding provides an opportunity to introduce scheduled service to Havana after more than 50 years of U.S.-Cuba services being absent altogether or limited only to…
As per the Associated Press, Southwest is pushing back delivery of 67 new Boeing 737 MAX jets by up to six years in order to delay $1.9B in spend. The planes were scheduled for delivery between 2019 – 2022, but will now be delivered between 2023 – 2025. Southwest has 330 planes on order through 2025.
Southwest today unveiled its new employee-designed uniforms as well as the “widest 737 economy seat in the market”. Below is the full press release and pictures! Southwest Airlines Co. is bringing the Heart of their Employees front and center with the announcement of the carrier’s first-ever Employee-designed uniforms and Boeing 737-800 aircraft Heart interior featuring…
