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We’ve had mixed feelings in the past about reporting on airline incidents. We were tempted to take the high road and say nothing until the NTSB issued a report, which is months later. We decided that since it is news, and people are interested, we would try to lay out the best information we...
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Onboard Southwest
In the final installment of our series on our time on Southwest, we explore the process onboard. Southwest is known for its friendly and enthusiastic in-flight crew.
The flight crew was very cooperative with our obsessive picture taking. The flight itself was uneventful. We had a free seat next to us, which allowed us...
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Video: Southwest at LaGuardia
We are continuing our series of posts on our Southwest Experience. We got a lot of wonderful material and pictures, and we haven’t even talked about our time onboard yet. To any other airline tempted, if you send us somewhere, we’ll take just as many pictures and talk to as many people as we...
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Boarding the Inaugural Southwest Flight
Flight #614 was scheduled to depart New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Chicago-Midway Airport at 8:45AM with an arrival time of 10:40AM.
Customers lined up in typical Southwest fashion, by boarding letter and number in front of spaced steel columns.
The first passenger, holding Boarding Group A, Position 01, was Darrell Johnson, who had purchased a Business...
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Southwest at LaGuardia – Part III
One of the things we’ve always loved about Southwest is the spirit. In fact, Southwest’s mascot, we understand, is even named Spirit. Pictured right, two happy Southwest employees in Spirit costumes.
Southwest was ready when we arrived to offer us bagels and a goody bag for being on the inaugural flight. The bag, an insulated...
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Southwest at LaGuardia – Part II
In Part I, we discussed the new Southwest Airlines check-in counters at New York – LaGuardia, and their unique(for LaGuardia at least). We had a lot of fun in Chicago.
Southwest has taken over Gate B4 at LaGuardia. We use the word take over because of the modifications necessary to operate a gate as...
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Southwest at LaGuardia – Part I
We arrived at LaGuardia two hours before our flight. We wanted to see off the Baltimore flight as well.
Southwest had generously awarded us a free roundtrip flight to Chicago and an overnight at a downtown hotel.
Everything at LaGuardia airport from Southwest is different than what we see from any other airline using the...
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Delta to Discontinue Baltimore-Boston Service
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Facing competition from both Southwest and JetBlue entering the Baltimore-Boston route, Delta Air Lines is cancelling its seven daily regional flights on August 18th.
It is not surprising that Delta might want to remove its regional jets with all the capacity the competition is bringing in. Also, Delta has downscaled its Boston operation,...
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Emotional Baggage or Baggage Emotions
The Boston Globe theorized last week that JetBlue would soon match other airlines in charging for a first checked bag. Southwest and JetBlue are the only major carriers who do not charge for the first bag.
Dave Barger, CEO of JetBlue advised that no decision had been made and that he was “wary of being...
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JetBlue to Take on Southwest
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JetBlue will be announcing today its service from Boston’s Logan Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport. The service will begin September 9th, and is the airline’s 32nd destination from Boston.
The service is interesting in light of Southwest’s recent announcement of identical service, except in reverse. Southwest is flying from Boston, a new city...
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Southwest to Begin Boston Service
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Southwest, only a few days after announcing its schedule for new New York-Laguardia service, has announced a schedule for service to Boston’s Logan Airport. This continues a recent trend for the airline…opening up shop in larger markets.
Southwest’s bread and butter for several years has been medium and underserved markets, opening up frequency...
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Southwest to Serve LaGuardia
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Previously announced service by Southwest Airlines out of New York’s LaGuardia Airport will begin June 28th. Southwest’s current gateway to the New York area is Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, where the airline operates 26 flights a day. The airline added a flight there in November, but plans to cut two...
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Let’s Catch Up – Roundup
Here’s yet another roundup. Some interesting stuff. And check out this video we found showing Chicago’s Midway Airport in 1954. A little bonus in case the new service doesn’t benefit you.
The Dulles Rail Link may start construction any day now.. An agreement has been signed to commit $900 million in federal funds to the...
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Southwest to Serve Boston
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The Boston Globe reports that low cost carrier Southwest Airlines will be serving Boston’s Logan Airport beginning sometime in the fall. The launch will apparently be somewhat conservative, with 8 to 12 daily departures to just a few destinations to start. The airline will be unveiling details sometime in...
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Southwest Expanding Outside the Comfort Zone
For years, Southwest Airlines has been known for going outside the box. They flew to secondary airports, provided service where other carriers could not sustain a turboprop with sheer volume, and did not work with other carriers.
Southwest has made moves away from that over the last few years. They moved into places like Philadelpha,...
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Service Shockers and Surprises
Time to update all of you on some service updates and enhancements that have been happening.
Delta Air Lines announced it would inaugurate service from Paris to Pittsburgh and Raleigh-Durham. The new transatlantic route out of Pittsburgh will be the only transatlantic service offered out of that city, and the Raleigh flight will be the...
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