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Southwest Airlines Makes a Change People Can Get Behind

The airline is spending billions on technology, but it's also addressing its holiday meltdown in a more traditional way.

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Southwest Airlines Has a Plan (Beyond Big Boarding Changes)

The beleaguered airline has aggressively been trying to address its shortcomings.

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Southwest Airlines details plan to prevent another winter meltdown

Three months after a travel meltdown plagued Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, the carrier is rolling out what it hopes to be its redemption: a three-part plan to boost operations.

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Fights are still breaking out on airplanes even as pandemic restrictions loosen

Dallas-Fort Worth’s hometown air carriers are still breaking up fights and subduing unruly passengers nearly a year after the face mask mandate dropped, with incidents often caught on camera and posted to social media.

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Southwest Airlines Tries a Unique Boarding Process Change

The struggling airline has a really clever way to solve a key problem in getting its planes out on time.

The Street

Violent brawl erupts on Southwest plane after passenger bumps into the other's wife

The fight broke out after one passenger bumped into another's wife and tempers rose on board the Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix, in the US

Daily Mirror

‘I will die for my family’: Fight erupts on Southwest Airlines flight after passenger bumps into man’s wife

‘I will sit down in jail for you approaching my family,’ says passenger

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‘Horrifying’ flight diverted as passengers vomit and pass out during nine-hour ordeal

Passengers aboard Southwest Airlines flight 3094 from Baltimore, Maryland, bound for Raleigh-Durham Airport in North Carolina said they were left for four hours at Myrtle Beach, US

Daily Mirror

Southwest Airlines Flight Has Huge Drop (That's Not the Worst Of It)

A plane from Raleigh-Durham reportedly dropped as low as 1,350 feet.

The Street

Southwest Airlines Makes Customers a Very Generous Offer

Southwest Airlines, struggling after the December reservations meltdown, wants to entice people back to booking with it.

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Southwest plane fills with smoke after aircraft strikes bird and engine catches fire

Southwest Airlines flight 3923 departed from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but turned back after it was struck by a bird and one of the engines caught fire

Daily Mirror

First Thing: Biden warns of ‘hate and extremism’ in the US

The president spoke in Selma at the site of ‘Bloody Sunday’, which led to passage of historic voting rights legislation nearly 60 years ago. Plus, why women are mad as hell

The Guardian - UK

Southwest Airlines Makes Another Passenger-Unfriendly Change

The airline hasn't exactly been careful about not angering customers after its holiday meltdown.

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‘We were very lucky’: Near-collisions spark new worries for air travel

This year has already seen six near-miss incidents involving airliners.

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Southwest Airlines Testing Major Boarding Process Changes

The airline has a unique boarding process that some passengers love, but there's clearly room for improvement.

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Stop Demonizing Stock Buybacks

If progressives think they’ve found a good stick to beat corporate America with, they’re wrong.

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Southwest Airlines Makes a Cool Onboard Change

No U.S. airlines has the same offer despite its growing popularity.

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Southwest, Delta Leading Major Airlines in Storm Cancellations, Delays

A regional airline tops the list for cancellations due to the winter storm impacting the Midwest and Great Lakes states.

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Southwest Airlines Has a Flight Attendant, Pilots Problem

One of the low-cost airline's biggest historical strengths threatens to undermine its comeback.

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Southwest Airlines Making a Pricey Change Passengers Won't Like

The airline has picked a pretty bad time to make a decision that's not very customer friendly.

Tribune News Service

Southwest Airlines is raising Wi-Fi fees for passengers with connecting flights

Southwest Airlines, which spent over $2 billion on in-flight upgrades last year, will now charge by leg of travel for its onboard Wi-Fi.

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Muslim group says Southwest Airlines fired worker who wanted time off for prayer meeting

A Muslim advocacy group is accusing Southwest Airlines of denying a Maryland worker’s request for a schedule change so he could attend a Friday prayer meeting and then firing him when he took a day off.

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Airlines had excellent on-time performance last fall — then winter struck

More than 4 of every 5 U.S. domestic flights departed on time in November 2022.

The Street

Southwest Airlines Slaps Passengers, Pilots in the Face

The airline's chief operating officer appeared before the U.S. Senate and what he said should make you mad (the airline's pilots certainly are).

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Mum and daughter chucked off plane for ‘yelling at passengers to give up seats’

A mother and her daughter, who were late to board their plane, demanded fellow passengers hand over their seats - delaying the flight for a for a full hour before they were removed.

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