More evidence that Southwest executives are more concerned about Wall Street than efficient and competent operations. While they cannot seem to afford maintaining cutting edge IT infrastructure, they can afford paying out dividends of over $425 MILLION per year. So sucking up to Wall Street is more important than serving their customers. Haven't flown Southwest in years and their many IT problems makes it a certainty that I won't be anytime soon.

(Written on 04/18/2023)(Permalink)

True. And what is worse.... people change. Someone who was no threat 15 years ago may be a huge threat today. Real ID has no mechanism to address that reality.

(Written on 02/10/2023)(Permalink)

Nate, I'm sorry. I must be blind. Could you please cite the exact clause of the US Constitution that says anything about having a right to freely fly throughout the US. I have read the Constitution many times. The most applicable clause reserves the right to regulate interstate commerce to the federal government. Unless you never cross state lines when you travel by air, Congress gets to regulate the interstate commerce of commercial airlines.

(Written on 01/01/2023)(Permalink)

It would really be nice if we started hiring cops who can actually think for themselves. Grabbing one's firearm (i.e. sex toy) is not the solution to every situation!

(Written on 01/01/2023)(Permalink)

Notice the cop had to have his hand on his sex toy to have that over-bearing attitude.

(Written on 01/01/2023)(Permalink)

This wasn't an act of God. This was total ineptitude by Southwest. The weather affected all airlines and none of them had the total meltdown of Southwest. Southwest COULD have served these flyers from the gate area. They didn't have any flights coming in or going out so it isn't like they were using their gates! Every other airline was able to recover from the weather issues in hours and days, not a full f-ing week. I haven't been in the Nashville airport, but I have never seen massive amounts of seating in and around the ticketing counter. They COULD have made use of all the seating in the gate areas as they methodically worked through all those that were screwed by the total incompetence at SouthWORST!

(Written on 01/01/2023)(Permalink)

Keep in mind, firearms are sex toys for some of these clowns.

(Written on 01/01/2023)(Permalink)

Even able bodied people would be challenged to evacuate if they were 10 hours into a 12 hour flight. But, the traveling public is not entirely able bodied. There are travelers who are disabled, or have an infant to care for, or have a temporary mobility impairment. I have been on board a number of flights when a knee has been in recovery. So this able-bodied standard is absurd!

(Written on 12/10/2022)(Permalink)

GOOD! Boeing has NOT learned its lessons. They don't want to be accountable for their total incompetence in the development of the Max. They should not get a pass.

(Written on 12/10/2022)(Permalink)

What is the purposes of Real ID if it is NEVER going to be put in force?

(Written on 12/10/2022)(Permalink)