Southwest Airlines Community

The point was that the survey still comes up, so maybe the forum will survive.  However, you're so ready to pounce, you can't consider any other approach.   You don't like it when someone with a different perspective comes here and voices their views.  Incidentally, with my style of leadership and troubleshooting I've become quite wealthy.     So while you call me a troll, I look at my retirement savings and current financial situation and smile.     Maybe you can find another board where everything that you say becomes the final word with no questions asked.  Then you'll be happy. ... View more

Fox News does not provide propaganda. Like their slogan its "Fair and balanced" If anything I am pleased beyond words that a 1 sided political news group like MSNBC is gone.   ... View more

@PigsFly wrote:     Airlines have choices as to what aircraft they fly, if Boeing can't deliver then look at Airbus. Ahhh, the problem with that is the backlog with Airbus A320 and A321 models is such that if Southwest were to place an order today, it might get new planes in about 4 years. ... View more

Thanks for responding promptly Hopefully I will get some update next week ... View more

As long as you have your details entered on the reservation/in your account, you should be good.  However, note that having Precheck doesn't guarantee Precheck (yeah, it sounds funny since Precheck is a paid service) - TSA ultimately decides if you have it printed on your ticket or if you are chosen for a random non-Precheck ticket. ... View more

@noyolbo1 wrote: Doesn't cost those points. Those are the points you receive from buying blue apron or whatever else via their links. So instead of earning 2600 RR points on blue apron, you earn 3800. It's a good thing, not a cost thing. Huh?    You are not on Reddit. ... View more

I had C8 before on a MAX8 and still got an aisle in the back of the plane    also if your going from a big connection city lots of other people will be checked in before you  ... View more

I will be so sad if they end it.  Whenever I have to fly another airline I laugh at how slowly people get on and off.  Southwest always feels like a friendly community, but not those other airlines.  Once they get rid of the things that make Southwest unique, what advantage will they have? ... View more

TSA is doing some weird stuff. I'm TSA Pre and CLear I fly a lot so TSA should know me pretty well. I am not dangerous in any way.   I had a flight  yesterday, and I was "randomly" selected to have    to show my DL. Then I was selected to go thru the body scanner after the magnetic scanner beeped me. THEN TSA said they needed to check my PHONE?  I asked why? The response was to check for explosive residue.   I've had TSA check my bags for residue in the past, but never my PHONE. ... View more

If you are talking about a flight with a connection, I am afraid there is no way to do what you want to do. The flight was booked from city A to city C with a stop in city B, and there is no way to change that.. ... View more

The upcoming changes to Southwest Airlines' board, with six directors set to retire in November and Gary Kelly retiring after the 2025 annual meeting, signal a significant leadership transition. The board’s decision to appoint four new independent directors, potentially including candidates proposed by Elliott Investment Management, demonstrates their commitment to refreshing the leadership structure. Additionally, the elimination of the executive committee and the creation of a new finance committee reflect a strategic shift in governance. The board’s continued support for CEO Bob Jordan and its engagement with Elliott Investment Management show their intention to maintain stability while addressing stakeholder concerns and fostering collaboration moving forward. ... View more

Frozen water can be brought though TSA. ... View more

I have the same issue and I have no idea what the solution could be yet. At Denver Airport the Southwest app just does not work with the Denver Wi-Fi It works fine with the mobile data I cleared cache cleared memory uninstall the app and reinstalled it and same issue Issues seems to be only with the Southwest app ... View more

Hi Sarah.   Try using a different e-mail address. ... View more

the complaints are still out there on other forums.  ... View more

Lots of people have talked about getting auto rejects. Most of the time it has nothing to do with qualifications.   Seach this community for the terms "auto  reject" or "instant  reject" for insight about how you might have gone wrong. ... View more

Southwest may think this will help revenue but in the end it may bankrupt them Business class needs real Business class seats and protected over head bin space probably:  Wanna get away will not get assigned seats  A list boarding more important for over head bin exit row will be a premium now      ... View more

  @Iloveswa5 wrote: Yes, I apologize my issue only arose yesterday so that’s when I came to the Community to try to get assistance.  When using the search function, SWA thought something from 8 months ago might have been relevant.   Be Kind.  He's rude to a lot of people.  I asked him why on another thread and he just made excuses there, too.  Unless you ask questions he thinks should be asked, he's snarky in his replies - just search the threads here (before they are gone) to see it. ... View more

@dfwskier wrote: IMO Southwest will implement assigned seating with a future schedule release.   That means you'll be able to use your upgraded boardings, as you have in the past, for at least the next 8 months.   Chill. Hopefully by the time of your annual charge rolling around there will be some clarity. But the other airlines offer various seating and baggage benefits to card holders of their programs so I'm sure something yet to be announced will be provided.      ... View more

@rees30095 wrote: Dancingdavid....I'm not sure I've ever flown Southwest, but I happened by this blog so I posed this question since it seemed to be a good place to ask. The mouse house welcomes you always and thanks for the response. Southwest did do what you were describing until about five years ago whenthey stopped providing peanuts onboard. However they don't have full oversight of everyone's private snacks on board so if a customer brought their own peanut items onto the plane there isn't a control for that.    A mask might help, but the person could also need to eat or drink something, and as @tappingmom1 described it is a difficult situation.   Just general message board practice would be to start a new thread if you have questions as opposed to replying to such an old post which in this case turns out to have a lot of outdated information.    Since it is a Southwest message board I incorrectly assumed you had a question about flying a Southwest flight - this board wouldn't have any information on the other airlines necessarily although I think there is an industry-wide trend to get away from serving peanuts. Maybe try FlyerTalk.   Hopefully visiting the Mouse again in 2025! Always a great time.         ... View more

I agree with you, you are right. ... View more

Greetings!   I've set up a FlyerTalk discussion thread entitled "Funniest Moments with Southwest Flight Attendants."     It is on FlyerTalk's Southwest Airlines Forum and has generated some lively discussion. Check it out!    What are your funny moments when the FA's took the mic? Join the discussion there and let's keep the spirit of the SW Airlines Community alive!   https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/southwest-airlines-rapid-rewards/2172016-funniest-moments-southwest-flight-attendants.html   Don't forget that SoCalFlyer is now on FlyerTalk, Twitter/X, and TripAdvisor under the same  profile name and with a soon-to-be presence on Reddit.    ..........   Follow SoCalFlyer97 after the SW Community Forums Closes: The SW Community Forums will be retiring effective 9/16; see the official announcement in the headers. SoCalFlyer97 is now on FlyerTalk's Southwest Airlines Forum to answer traveler questions going forward and plans to publish future Trip Reports there in their Trip Report forum. Also currently on TripAdvisor and Twitter/X under the same name. Soon on Reddit. See you there!   ... View more

First of all, if you wanted to sign up, I am sorry this happened.   Second, the irony of the situation is pretty amazing. ... View more

@SoCalFlyer97 wrote:  @   Hi SoCalFlyer. Thanks for the response.   I've disabled all extensions and the problem persists. Same when I try incognito.   I suspect a cookies problem with my SW cookies. The problem is I don't want to delete all cookies and I can't figure out how to delete just the SW cookies.   Again, other browsers work fine. On the chromebook the only browser that doesn't want to act like a phone or tablet is Opera, so I can use that one instead.   I suspect that Google is the source of the problem as it syncs data across machines. So a problem on one machine might transfer to a second one.  ... View more

Have tried about 4 times and have only worked 1 time, so far even free has been frustrating.  I have several more flights in the upcoming months I will see if I have any better luck.   So far: - The search doesn't work for me in the app or on-line I have to get info from phone or "X";  - PDX 1st time, loved if was able to get snacks for flight right past security very easy; Flew in/out of midway and they did not have any places  - PDX 2nd time, got screen shot from X and one place said they don't take it; One place closed due to new airport remodel, one place was in a different terminal and only alcohol, was looking for food;  Was not able to use it on the outbound flight - DEN - again got screen shot of places from X;  Double checked with them that places took pass and they confirmed;  Walked way out of the way to go to the one in the terminal I was in (opposite direction of gate but had a lot of time) was planning on getting breakfast, got to the place after a long walk and it was closed, was 9:30 am;  Checked back with PP Support on X and they said was supposed to be open at 6 am and I told them it was not;  Don't know what happened.  Not able to use it again.   So out of 4 1 way trips, I have been able to use it 1 time for snacks;   ... View more

Thanks for the info. ... View more