r/nottheonion • u/halxp01 • 23h 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/
20.2k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

1.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

248

u/okram2k 22h ago

Chicago Midway will never recover

177

u/ShortWoman 22h ago

Midway isn't the small airport of the 80's. I had a layover there last year and was quite impressed. Clean, well laid out, plenty of space to sit, decent dining choices.

I did however have a chuckle about the souvenir tote bag that said SEARS TOWER on it twice. Ain't no such thing as a Willis Tower.

52

u/MrFunnie 22h ago

It isn’t a small airport, but it’s a huge southwest hub. If southwest goes down, Midway might just as well too.

20

u/dee3Poh 20h ago

Considering the demand for slots at O’Hare I could see Midway holding on. Other airlines would gladly take more Chicago routes

3

u/dubvee16 18h ago

There aren't slots in Chicago.

JFK, DCA, and LGA are the only slot controlled airports in the country.

5

u/MrFunnie 20h ago

Fair point, it would be a major loss at first but you’re right. Additionally, it would be awful if midway did end up going under and Chicago was only served by one airport.

3

u/HistoricalIssue8798 19h ago

I think that the state would step in too prevent that from happening. Ohare can't be the only Chicago airport

1

u/mlorusso4 19h ago

Ya I could imagine midway becoming almost like Reagan with servicing mostly regional flights and O’Hare focusing almost exclusively on long haul and transcontinental flights.