Why Do People Bash Swa?

[Tejas-Jet]

More to point: I'm frustrated with the consumer expectation that you can come to the airport looking like a filthy bum, punch out the agent, crap in the seat, get piss drunk, all for a $149 round trip ticket and still not be the least bit satisfied. Some seniors have to decide between heating the house or prescription drugs. Energy costs can skyrocket on pure speculation. You would think airline tickets would be the most obvious thing to let fluctuate with market forces! Nope. SWA wants to make it as close to free as possible.

OK...OK...now I know the cause of your frustration. But...what good does it do to, whine here? No matter how much you complain, SWA is not gonna change it's business plan to suit you. Thats why I said earlier...some are ready to compete...some eventually learn...and some never do...where are you?

You make all kinds of outrageous comments about people dressed like bums, drunk, etc. Honestly, I don't see it. Again, you have exaggerated in the past...no doubt, this is more of it. Those kinds of people fly on all the airlines...didn't a guy defecate on a 1st class serving cart a few years ago on some legacy airline? Didn't a popular preachers wife recently get into some kind of altercation with the F/A of another legacy airline? Happens on all the carriers...maybe even yours.

Geez...and here I thought your frustration was because you got tired of watching the NFL playoffs and hearing...

"This game is brought to you by Southwest Airlines, the Official Airline of the NFL and proud sponsor of Super Bowl XLI"

 

[mdf]

I have to agree with Tejas. I have only seen one instance where one of our pax was dressed badly. He had a T-Shirt on with the F-bomb on it. The Capt. saw it, pulled the guy aside, and politely said to find another shirt. I am not saying that it doesn't happen, because I guess it did on the tv show. I don't think it's at the level Flopgut thinks it is, or anyworse at any other airline.

 

[SWA/FO]

Well in the beginning, SWA was where you went if you couldn't get on with a legacy

kinda like A M E R I C A~ started. With a bunch of mitfits,,

 

[Flopgut]

OK, I didn't dream that whole TV show, did I? The one that showed everyone why prescription drugs are so necessary? That was a pretty sad commentary on airline life. Yes, every airline has some nutball customers...now! Now that the overall customer expectation is that airline tickets should be less than cab fare. We operate expensive equipment in a demanding environment, our cummulative level of safety is incredible and without equal. Yet, somehow we're supposed to do it continuosly cheaper?!

I fly Central and South America as a first choice. I come back and do a domestic pairing and I'm stunned at how customers act. You'll go there soon enough I guess, you're going to be thinking the same thing. Why in the he!! are we giving the US domestic traveler such a good deal?

 

[jonjuan]

We operate expensive equipment in a demanding environment, our cummulative level of safety is incredible and without equal. Yet, somehow we're supposed to do it continuosly cheaper?!

You should generously thank the aeronautical engineers at the manufacturers for your "cummulative level of safety." They have made your job easier, safer, and more "learnable" for the 500-hour wonder pilot from your favorite Delta Academy of Aviation. Bottom line is that a 50-year old airline captain going through his second messy divorce is more of a liability than the average 27-year old RJ captain.

 

[Flopgut]

JonJuan: I'd rather listen to an inner marker for two hours than one word from you. Go away, grown ups are talking.

You are clueless.

 

[Freight Dog]

I don't see anything wrong with SWA, nor do I care to bash them.

I do think it's rather ignorant of some of their pilots to think they are immune to bankruptcy. Tell that to former Pan Am, Eastern, Braniff, TWA, United, Delta, NWA pilots.... the list goes on.

Some people have to learn the hard way...

 

[mdf]

I don't see anything wrong with SWA, nor do I care to bash them.

I do think it's rather ignorant of some of their pilots to think they are immune to bankruptcy. Tell that to former Pan Am, Eastern, Braniff, TWA, United, Delta, NWA pilots.... the list goes on.

Some people have to learn the hard way...

Yet another generalization. I don't know any SWA pilots who think they are immune to bankruptcy. Are you talking about The SWA/FO? That's only 1 out approx. 5300. Not exactly a scientific survey.

 

[canyonblue]

I come back and do a domestic pairing and I'm stunned at how customers act. You'll go there soon enough I guess, you're going to be thinking the same thing. Why in the he!! are we giving the US domestic traveler such a good deal?

Raise your fares and you won't have to deal with any of them. All of the Legacy carriers are running over each other trying to get every person who isn't afraid to fly and can pony up $49. I don't see too many of you being that exclusive. uke:

 

[Occam's Razor]

All of the Legacy carriers are running over each other trying to get every person who isn't afraid to fly and can pony up $49.

Incorrect.

The Legacy carriers have the highest RASM in the industry. Period.

The LCC's have lower RASM, but also have lower CASM ("cost"). That is the reason for the acronym.