After a long absence, Southwest Airlines will have honey roasted peanuts again for the rest of 2007. Yes, sweet nut fans, you’ll be happy to know that the King Nut company has found a way to make honey roasted nuts for the same price as dry roasted nuts. Really. The most interesting thing in this [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Breaking News: Honey Roasted Peanuts Are Back on SouthwestBad news for Afghanistan’s national airline: Ariana Afghan Airlines, which carries about 50% of the air traffic to the embattled nation, is on the brink of collapse. They are one of the few airlines who cannot blame Southwest, low fares, or high fuel costs for their problems. They have a terrible lease structure and, more [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Ariana Afghan Airlines May Go Out of BusinessThe NY Times has a pretty good article about the guy at Southwest Airlines whose job it is to write apology letters for when something weird happens on a flight (some examples are here). Well worth a read.
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To promote its new Washington Dulles service, Southwest Airlines is offering 8 free Rapid Rewards credits for signing up and double points for flights in and out of Dulles. What’s that mean to you? Fly 2 round trips and get a free ticket on Southwest. With Chicago flights starting at $44 [...]
Without waiting for the body to be cold, the WSJ is reporting that it would buy any assets that Delta needs to shed in its merger with US Airways. If you’re a fan of the merger, this is a good sign. Delta will have to sell some parts of its operations to make the combination [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Southwest Airlines Would Buy Delta AssetsSouthwest Airlines is known for its laid-back attitude, but sometimes it’s apparently a bit too laid back. A Southwest pilot was arrested at Salt Lake City’s airport on Sunday after security staff smelled alcohol on his breath. Airport police removed the pilot from the cockpit minutes before his departure to Phoenix. The co-pilot continued on [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Southwest Pilot Suspect of Being DrunkNext month, Southwest Airlines will test assigned seating on some of its flights out of San Diego. If assigned seats are adopted, this would be a huge change for the carrier, which has always forced customers into a cattle call without a seat assignment. Assuming the change doesn’t add additional time to boarding, Southwest would [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Southwest to Test Assigned SeatingAfter years and years of bickering, a compromise has been reached on the Wright Amendment situation that affects Dallas Love airport. As mentioned here a bunch of times, the Wright Amendment forbade airlines from flying from Dallas Love to states that were not contiguous to Texas. Nor could they sell tickets between, say, Dallas Love [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Compromise Finally Reached on Dallas LoveI have no idea how I have not heard of boardfirst.com until now. For $5 they will check you in for your Southwest Airlines flight and ensure that you get a coveted "A" boarding pass, which allows you to board first. This is absolutely brilliant. So brilliant that Southwest is suing boardfirst.com and a few [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Southwest Airlines Sues Company That Gets You Boarding PassesSouthwest Airlines is upgrading its reservations systems, a move that could lead to –gasp!– assigned seating. The Southwest cattle call has been a staple of the airline since its inception and for those of us who like to get to the airport at the very last minute, the reason why we typically end up with [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Goodbye to Southwest Seating Free For All?