re: Southwest ending free checked bags

It will be interesting to see how much they charge for checked bags or what the fee structure will look like. If it's similar to Spirt with a $35 1st checked bag fee, it won't do them any favors. They could just make it a one free checked bag policy as a conpromise to their loyal customers.

However, seems like the new management will just go along with what their competitors do so they can demonstrate a "steady" revenue source to their investors. Apparently a lot of the management that was pushing back against the activist investors (the ones that want checked bags policy gone) were let go as part of the recent SW corporate layoffs.

So let me get this right, Southwest goes from 5 years ago being:

- the cost effective option
- the easiest change policy
- free baggage

to:

- just as expensive as nicer airlines with better tech
- limited non-stops flights
- baggage and change policies no better than other airlines


good luck to them

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Family boarding and pre-boarding are not the same on SW. Pre-barding boards before A1. Family boarding is after the A group but before B1.

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I once saw what seemed to be an african american female sorority retreat (all wearing jackets with the greek letters) and I shite you not, all 30+ women tried to pre board. One would get in a wheel chair and another would push them. This worked for the first 25 or so until the gate agent had enough and made SW employees push the others onto the plane. The 30+ is not an exaggeration. I was A7 and I was probably the 45th person to board the plane. Not a single one of them used a wheelchair to deboard the plane. It was like a comedy sketch.

That was the last time I flew SW, and I only flew SW because they were the only direct to Orlando (work conference) out of MSY.

Still bummed about Virgin Airlines

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30+ pre boarders is a gross exaggeration

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Sunday flight on SWA- 35 pre boarders, an entire boarding group basically. Not a gross exaggeration by any means. All wheelchair fatties and able body families with 7-10yo kids who were simply scamming the system. I slammed them on the post-flight survey which accomplished nothing but made me feel good.

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I suspect they just have bad leadership right now.

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Southwest is in desperate need of leadership. Ending the open seat policy is a step in the right direction. With higher fees comes higher expectations from their customers. Southwest is no longer considered an 'economy' airline.

If only Breeze would get their stuff together and offer more frequent flights and destinations, they will be very successful.

It’s amazing how private equity can screw things up and kill a business. Time after time. On a side note - we need more employee-owned businesses in this country…

Everything PE's touch turns to complete shite. They're a damn cancer

your wife's bag is 51lbs that will be $150

person behind me