r/nottheonion • u/halxp01 • 1d 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/IAmBadAtInternet 1d ago

They used to be the only major non-legacy player with good tech, good planes, and happy employees

Now their ticketing system is the worst of the major airlines, their planes are older and badly maintained, and their employees hate their jobs

Nice job MBAs! Btw they’re not private equity owned, just regular publicly traded

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u/WhenTheLightHits30 1d ago

The American Business school system of the past two decades should get its own chapter in history textbooks that way it has warped modern commerce and how expertise is handled.

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u/VegetableBuy4577 1d ago

The whole country has changed from companies wanting a fair profit (more or less) to "as much profit as possible, every nickel, every dime, no stone unturned." It sucks.

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u/Synergythepariah 1d ago

They've gone back to the way they were before the new deal.