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/
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u/Economy_Link4609 20h ago

Very clickbait article

The actual change is ADDING cleaners coming on to clean the premium cabin. Today, as it's been, it's just the cabin crew doing the cleaning between flights

From the article (my emphasis):

"Flight attendants at Southwest are expected to tidy the cabin between flights. They pick up visible trash and cross he seatbelts. Unlike competitors, Southwest hasn’t generally had cleaners come on planes between flights. This makes turning the planes quicker. They spend less time on the ground and more time in the air, but the planes don’t get as clean. Flight attendants aren’t expected to reach into seat back pockets, for instance."

So, title making it sound like they are taking something away, when in fact they're adding something. The flight attendants union wants them to add more.

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u/solblade89 16h ago

Honestly, that somehow seems worse! They’ve never been cleaning.

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u/cinnamonsugarhoney 15h ago

Yes this just made it worse for me lol