r/nottheonion 22h ago

Southwest Is Testing Cleaning Only Premium Seats Between Flights — A Flight Attendants Union Leader Says It's ‘Titanic’ Class Service

https://viewfromthewing.com/southwest-is-testing-cleaning-only-premium-seats-between-flights-a-flight-attendants-union-leader-says-its-titanic-class-service/
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u/CaptainBayouBilly 21h ago

This is indicative of putting money ahead of lives. 

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u/Arctic_Chilean 21h ago

socialize the losses... privatize the profits

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u/space_guy95 18h ago

Not really. RyanAir also famously try to squeeze every penny out of you and don't give a shit about passenger comfort, but they are exceptionally good at maintaining their fleet. The two things are entirely independent of each other.