Southwest 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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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 …
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Airlines
Why Doesn’t Southwest Just Ask Passengers For Proof of Needing to Preboard?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWe wrote a couple of weeks ago that Southwest Airlines is now looking at how they offer seating and boarding, and seeing if and how any changes could be made. …
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Throughout our years of flying, we’ve witnessed a wide range of unusual events. These oddball occurrences are typically part of daily operations, but the odds of experiencing them during a …
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Airlines
Southwest PAX May Get What They Wanted & They’re Complaining About It
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegYou can make some of the people happy some of the time but you can’t make everyone happy all of the time. Southwest has always been something of an outlier …
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Southwest’s open seating. Either you love it or you hate it. For years, the system seemed to be relatively fair. You logged on 24 hours ahead of your flight time …
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Southwest Airlines debuted its new interior cabin design not long ago. Planned to be available on its new aircraft deliveries beginning in 2025, the airline showed off its new seats …