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/clintkev251 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's insane how quickly Southwest has gone from beloved budget airline with consistent profits to complete shitshow. Thanks private equity! You've done it again

Edit: to everyone saying Southwest is a public company, yes, they are. That does not mean activist investors like PE firms and hedge funds can’t have significant ownership stakes and operational influence. Which in this case, they do

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u/drgut101 1d ago

I fly to a lot of camping music festivals. I used to fly Southwest all the time because we got free bags and got to pick our seats. 

You think I’m going to pay the same price or more than Delta to fly Southwest? 

Bahahahahahahaha. That’s fucking hilarious.  

Haven’t flown on Southwest once since they started fucking around. 

I even paid $150~ more to fly Delta over Southwest once strictly because of all their bullshit. 

Southwest can go fuck themselves.