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It used to be my favorite airline until I found out in Jan 2014 that when weather cancels flights (as it did around the nation), SWA doesn't put you on another airline, because they have no agreement with other airlines. 3 days straight of flights were cancelled, and I ended up spending $400 for a ticket on a different airline.
So yeah, my flight to DC tonight on SWA was cancelled. I was heading to see my daughter for the 4th. No choice but to rebook to 6 a.m. tomorrow. I honestly can't remember the last time I flew where I didn't have issues with my flights no matter the airline. The mega mergers are killing things for the consumer IMHO. I have expanded my drive time vs. flight time considerations out past 6 hours. The wife and I are driving to a function at the company HQs, which is 8 hours out as opposed to flying and then driving a little ways. I don't care that they are paying either way at this point.
 
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So yeah, my flight to DC tonight on SWA was cancelled. I was heading to see my daughter for the 4th. No choice but to rebook to 6 a.m. tomorrow. I honestly can't remember the last time I flew where I didn't have issues with my flights no matter the airline. The mega mergers are killing things for the consumer IMHO. I have expanded my drive time vs. flight time considerations out past 6 hours. The wife and I are driving to a function at the company HQs, which is 8 hours out as opposed to flying and then driving a little ways. I don't care that they are paying either way at this point.


The hurricane have anything to do with it? I'm not a SWA fan myself, but I'm in NYC now and the entire east coast has been fucked since we sent them the storms from Chicago on Monday. ORD was fucked early in the week and the east coast is fucked now.
 
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Good luck. My understanding is that they are moving a lot of military aircraft inland from all over the seaboard. Waves of planes flying over Cincy area tonight.

I'm gonna be happy to make my 6:59am out of LGA myself.
Plane is here so that is a start. Other flights are going...all good so far. Still amazed at the number of people who fly with little babies....

Good luck Sparco...
 
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Flying with babies, under 6-9months is easy! My son had 8 flights in him before his 1st bday. However, they progressively got more difficult to keep him from having a complete meltdown. I think we are done flying until he gets close to 3, especially since the twins are arriving in November.
 
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Site with pictures of airline passengers, like these:

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More pictures: http://www.liberalamerica.org/2014/09/19/passenger-shaming/
 
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My favorite. Trying to get from the East Coast to Columbus. Sun shining in both places. No rain in between. Our family and the three other passengers are told that the flight was cancelled due to stormy weather. No compensation. Miss night with friend in Columbus for just that night.
 
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1) Why, why, why do people stand in line in the terminal to get on the plane that's 20 mintues from boarding as if it's first come, first serve. They seat you by row yet morons still stand in a line like it's a race.

This is what makes me laugh. I guess everybody wants to make sure they get their carry on the flight before they run out of room. I check in my luggage and bring a backpack on board so I'm usually one of the last ones on. Also it would help if the people that have aisle seats actually wait and let people with window seats get on first. Instead people get on board with aisle seats first then have to let people with window seats in clogging shit up. For some reason that pisses me off.

I had one woman in front of me who was Asian after we scanned our boarding passes going from Atlanta to Salt Lake City. They ran out of room for carry on for the overhead bins and the rest of the bags had to be checked. She really wanted to take her bag on board and was wrestling with the Delta Representative for the bag. Her English didn't seem great so that was a problem. I just went around her and people followed suit.

I wouldn't call the baggage claim an annoyance because it's a comedy show for me. The woman that was next to me for the flight and myself went to baggage claim to get our suitcases. Well unlike a lot of the idiots there, our bags actually stood out. She had a bright lime green suitcase. I had a black suitcase but had orange and yellow tape on my handle to easily identify mine. It may be ghetto but it works. We watched has people were grabbing the wrong bag and watched one old guy walk off with another dude's case until he stopped him realizing he got the wrong one.

Just for the record I'm the guy you want to get behind. I don't take liquids or any other bullshit on board. The only thing I have to put in the bind is my slip on shoes, phone, wallet, keys, and sometimes belt. I have perfected the belt off/on in wonderful fashion that I may do a youtube video for all those who are slow as fuck putting the belt back on. That's all I carry on my person.

Here are some tips for those out there.

1)- If you are a fat fucker, then wear slip ons. Not boots!!!!

2)- Women, keep the jewelry to a minimum. Oh you are wearing your earrings and have to take them off and now you dropped them and are holding up the line. That's just great.

3)- If you have coats, jackets, or other meaningless items........... take the shit off before you go through the metal detector.

4)- Don't be that person! You all know what I'm talking about.
 
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