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Southwest’s controversial seating policy is changing again—and the new version may surprise frequent flyers
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Southwest’s controversial seating policy is changing again—and the new version may surprise frequent flyers

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Southwest Airlines has yet again made changes to its onboard policies. This time, the discount airline has partially rolled back a controversial requirement it introduced earlier this year for plus-sized passengers, which required them to book an adjacent…

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Chase Gives 30% More Southwest Points — Mostly Replaces What Rapid Rewards Took Away
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Chase Gives 30% More Southwest Points — Mostly Replaces What Rapid Rewards Took Away

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·5 months ago
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Chase is offering a 30% bonus on transfers to Southwest Rapid Rewards, which sounds like value — until you remember how much Southwest has already taken away.…

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Passengers Are Now Buying Airline Seats For Humanoid Robots — And No One Knows What Rules Apply
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Passengers Are Now Buying Airline Seats For Humanoid Robots — And No One Knows What Rules Apply

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·5 months ago
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Humanoid robots are now getting their own airline seats, and the rules are not ready. Southwest crews delayed one flight over a passenger’s 75-pound robot.…

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Over 60 Wheelchairs For One Flight — Are Passengers Faking Disability To Skip Airport Lines?
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Over 60 Wheelchairs For One Flight — Are Passengers Faking Disability To Skip Airport Lines?

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·5 months ago
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Southwest’s switch to assigned seating may have cured many of its wheelchair “miracles,” but the airport line-skipping incentive has not gone away.…

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Southwest Pilots Sued Boeing Because They Couldn’t Fly The 737 MAX For 20 Months
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Southwest Pilots Sued Boeing Because They Couldn’t Fly The 737 MAX For 20 Months

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·5 months ago
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Passengers sued Boeing and Southwest over the 737 MAX because they feared flying it. Southwest pilots sued Boeing for the opposite reason: they say Boeing’s misrepresentations put the MAX into their contract, then the 20-month grounding cost them millions…

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Spirit pilot ‘overwhelmed’ by rival airline’s gesture after his final flight before retirement is canceled
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Spirit pilot ‘overwhelmed’ by rival airline’s gesture after his final flight before retirement is canceled

The Independent·Isabel Keane·5 months ago
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Captain Jon Jackson was supposed to retire from Spirit on Saturday, the same day the low-cost airline announced it would cease operations immediately

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