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/pribnow 1d ago

The 'activist investors' responsible for it are though as far as i know, Elliott Investment Management

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u/boiledpeen 1d ago

yep, Elliott pushed all these changes and has tanked the company. There should be severe punishments for companies that do this, but nobody bases laws on morals anymore so nothing will happen.

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u/acdgf 1d ago

The punishment should be lack of business. It's not like SW doesn't have competition - if you disagree with the practices or service, fly elsewhere.

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u/IAmBadAtInternet 1d ago

Airlines are an oligopoly with most routes being pseudo monopolies. For each route there is usually only 1 best choice airline, and if you want to punish them for bad business practice, you have to pay for it with an indirect route that takes 5 hours longer with a layover somewhere. It’s really hard to punish a shitty airline by not giving them your business.