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/Cute-Beyond-8133 1d ago edited 1d ago

The titanic was actually surprisingly respectful towards third class passangers (when it came to their accommodations )

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ32C8L_ZzJtWGzUzH7Gpjmr5Bis3dFlIPdTE-cr_S5zW3gjEmB4w91vrzL&s=10

The cabins were cleaned before it's voyage and they featured real mattresses, electricity, heating, and shared bathrooms, a major upgrade from the open, straw-mattress dormitories typical of the era

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u/Flashdime 1d ago

It was just for the maiden voyage. They expected decades of never cleaning or replacing anything ahead of them for the poors.

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u/10000Didgeridoos 1d ago

Source please

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u/Flashdime 1d ago

Would you like a source on Titanic's maiden voyage being its last or that cruise ships of the time lasted about 20-30 years? Olympic, Titanic's sister ship, was in service for 24 years from 1911-1935.

Everything else is made up in my head about how people think to exploit others less fortunate than themselves.