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Southwest Airlines Tries Another Fix For a Big Boarding Problem

The company has a novel way to end a practice that passengers hate.

The Street

Southwest Airlines shares ‘hacks’ to bag an entire row of seats on a flight

The clip follows a slew of TikTokers sharing hacks on securing a row of airline seats to themselves

The Independent UK

Off-duty pilot flying as passenger takes over plane after captain becomes incapacitated mid flight

Flight returns to Las Vegas two hours after taking off due to onboard medical emergency

The Independent UK

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Off-duty pilot flying as passenger takes over plane after captain becomes incapacitated mid flight

Flight returns to Las Vegas two hours after taking off due to onboard medical emergency

The Independent UK

American and Southwest still fall short for getting passengers on-time post-pandemic

As passengers came out of pandemic restrictions and pent-up demand to travel in 2022, airline on-time arrival rates still lagged 2019 levels at most of the country’s major carriers including Fort Worth-based American Airlines and Dallas-based Southwest Airlines.

Tribune News Service

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.

The Street

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.

Tribune News Service

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

The Independent UK

‘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.

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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.

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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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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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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.

The Street

Southwest Airlines Has a Flight Attendant, Pilots Problem

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

The Street

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.

Tribune News Service

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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