Don’t you just love when airlines tweak what their passengers are and aren’t allowed to bring, and don’t tell anyone? Alaska Airlines did it when they shrunk the allowable size …
Southwest Airlines
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We appreciate Southwest Airlines’ place in the US aviation market. Their business model is easy to understand. They (well, currently) don’t charge for you to bring a bag on the …
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Airlines
Southwest Airlines Shares Some of Its Favorite Checked Items
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegSouthwest Airlines is in a state of flux right now. They’re about to break a 50-year tradition of open seating and begin assigning passenger seats. They plan to introduce premium …
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We probably shouldn’t have been surprised when the announcement went out that Southwest Airlines plans to shake up how they do a lot of their business. They recently announced that …
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About 8 years ago, the internet chuckled for a moment when the news hit the world: Plane Passenger Successfully Checks In A Stick At The Airport A photo was posted …
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Airports
Southwest’s Latest Experiment? Baggage Check In at Airport Garage
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegSouthwest is always experimenting with different ways to make things faster and/or easier. We’ve gone over some of them in the past: When they experimented with boarding order in 2022 …
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Airlines
Well, That’s Odd: Southwest’s “Alternative” Boarding Process
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf you’ve ever flown with Southwest, you know the drill. You’re assigned a boarding position that starts with the letter A, B or C, and a number that’s between 1 …
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Credit Cards
Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority Card Earns Us A Profit; Why We Don’t Get 2
by joehegby joehegI have many credit cards. Some give cash back, while others earn loyalty points in a specific program or transferrable points which I can send to a number of different …
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Airlines
Our Experience: Southwest Airlines’ Upgraded Boarding vs. Early Bird Check-In
by joehegby joehegWe often travel with Southwest Airlines, usually taking at least one trip a year. This is why it makes sense for us to have the Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority co-brand …
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The way we perceive things often shapes our reality. While the origins of the quote “Perception is 99% of reality” are uncertain, its widespread belief underscores the influence of perception …