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Southwest Airlines says it's ready for the holidays after its meltdown last December

A major blizzard set off a series of issues last year that forced the airline to cancel more than 16,000 flights, stranding passengers across the U.S. Southwest says this year will be different.

WEKU

Southwest doesn't currently offer red-eye flights, but it says it will in the future

CEO says they’re under consideration.

Fortune

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Southwest Credit Cards: $750 Bonus Offer

Earn 50,000 Rapid Rewards points with a Chase Southwest credit card for personal use.

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Woman claims Southwest Airlines made her cover up outfit before flight

Passenger claims she was pulled aside, despite wearing the same clothes every time she flies

The Independent UK

Passenger removed from flight after petting her own puppy

Woman described the altercation as ‘insane’

The Independent UK

Airlines Ask FAA To Regulate Competitor Out of Business

American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and the largest union of pilots want the government to change regulations that allow a smaller competitor to operate.

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Parents falsely accused of trafficking their own children accuse airlines of racial profiling

Parents of biracial children are increasingly being accused of human trafficking on flights by fellow passengers and airline staff. They tell Bevan Hurley the moral panic around child exploitation has gone too far

The Independent UK

Escalating scandal grips airlines including American and Southwest, wreaking havoc on flight delays as nearly 100 planes find fake parts from company that vanished overnight

The mysterious UK firm AOG Technics is accused of falsifying paperwork for plane parts that ended up being sold to United, Southwest, Virgin, and American Airlines, at least.

Fortune

Ninja Warrior star ‘embarrassed’ by Southwest flight attendant who ‘shamed’ her over gym clothes

Maggi Thorne claims she was told to cover up for flight to Nashville, Tennessee

The Independent UK

May a Judge Sanction Lawyers by Requiring Them to Get Remedial Training from a Particular Ideological Organization?

An important question, whether the judge orders lawyers to be trained on religious liberty by the Alliance Defending Freedom, on transgender rights by Lambda Legal, or on race discrimination law by the ACLU.

Reason

Southwest Airlines will let you bring a friend for free with the purchase of a round-trip ticket, but you need to act fast

But you’ll have to act really fast.

Fortune

Airport worker shares simple hack to prevent losing your baggage

‘Something I never thought about but makes so much sense,’ viewer says

The Independent UK

Airport worker shares tips on how to prevent losing baggage

‘Something I never thought about but makes so much sense,’ viewer says

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Should 'Sensitivity Training' Be Forced on Southwest Airlines?

A Texas judge ordered that the airline submit to training on the rights of religious believers after losing a religious discrimination lawsuit.

The Independent UK

Airport worker shares tips on how to prevent losing baggage

‘Something I never thought about but makes so much sense,’ viewer says

Chicago Sun-Times

Southwest limiting EarlyBird service that lets passengers buy a better spot in the boarding line

Limiting the number of EarlyBird spots could push Southwest passengers into other options for moving up in the boarding line, including buying the highest-priced fare, called “Business Select,” which comes with a top-15 spot in line.

The Independent UK

Private jet came within 100 feet of crashing into Southwest Airlines plane in San Diego, authorities say

The Cessna passed over the top of the Southwest airplane by about 100 feet

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The Independent UK

Judge rules that Southwest failed to follow his order in a flight attendant's free-speech case

A federal judge is heaping sanctions on Southwest Airlines for, he says, failing to follow his orders in a case involving a fired flight attendant's free-speech rights

Salon

TX judge imposes training by hate group

"Brantley Starr's order would let courts force lawyers to undergo religious indoctrination sessions," analyst warns

The Independent UK

Trump-appointed judge orders Southwest attorneys to take ‘religious liberty training’ from right-wing group

The lawyers must take an eight-hour session from Alliance Defending Freedom, an influential legal group behind anti-abortion and anti-LGBT+ litigation

The Independent UK

Mother sues Southwest after being accused of sex-trafficking her own 10-year-old daughter

The mother said she is ‘exhausted’ because she must now be ‘hyperaware’ of her interactions with her child

The Guardian - US

Mother sues Southwest Airlines after human trafficking accusation

Mary MacCarthy, who is white, was accused of human trafficking when traveling to a funeral with her biracial daughter

Reason

Southwest Airlines Falsely Accuses Mom of Trafficking Biracial Daughter

Plus: Backpage trial pushed back, Bidenomics doens't resonate, and more...

WEKU

Southwest employee accused white mom of trafficking her Black daughter, lawsuit says

When Mary MacCarthy and her 10-year-old landed at a Denver airport, two armed police officers were waiting to interrogate them.

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