06-25-2019
08:56 PM
06-25-2019
08:56 PM
Hello, Southwest Airlines Community, I just want to talk about Southwest Airlines and their lack of red-eye flights. If you don't know what a red-eye flight is, it is basically a flight that departs from the west heading east. It departs at night from the west and lands in the early morning in the east. Almost all major airlines in the US operate red-eye flights, but not Southwest. Here is how that can be a problem, especially for Southwest travelers from the west coast and Hawaii. International Travel: Many travelers, myself included, love to travel to different countries in the Caribbean. Southwest Airlines has international service to the Caribbean but that is just mainly from the east coast. I live all the way over near Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC/KSJC) and will soon move up to near Portland International Airport (PDX/KPDX). Due to the lack of red-eye flights from Southwest, it is basically impossible for those on the west coast of the United States to travel internationally from Southwest unless we travel to places like BWI, FLL, and HOU and spend the night there. Ever since I started flying Southwest in June of 2018, I have not stopped flying on the airline. It is a fantastic airline and I want to experience Southwest Airlines and their international service to the Caribbean, but as of right now, it is not possible unless we spend the night over on the east coast. Hawaii: Southwest has recently started service to the Hawaiian islands. Flights to Hawaii could take at least 5-6 hours. Flights from Hawaii could take 4-5 hours. Why not utilize that time to have a red-eye flight from Hawaii to places like OAK and SJC? It allows for earlier connections to more destinations rather than arriving in California later in the evening or night. Let me know what you think and if Southwest should add red-eye flights in the future.
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So, it looks like Southwest was at SFO before even thinking about buying AirTran. Thanks, this helps a lot! 😄 Sad how they are reducing service at SFO right now when they removed PDX and SNA
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Hello, Southwest community! I am curious as to how Southwest started service at SFO. When did Southwest start service at SFO and how big were they then? I know it is a weird question to ask but this is because I see a trend in Southwest's airports. They fly to MDW instead of ORD, DAL instead of DFW, FLL instead of MIA, and HOU instead of IAH. But why would they fly to SFO when OAK and SJC are right there? Was the Southwest terminal at SFO originally AirTran's terminal and Southwest just decided to take it over after AirTran was purchased by them? It's just a curiosity of mine. It would be cool to find how the history of Southwest at SFO.
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07-10-2018
04:16 PM
Hello Southwest Community, My Mom might be missing her flight today from CVG to MDW since she is late. What happens when someone misses their flight and that flight is the last flight of the day? I heard of the policy where you can be rebooked on the next flight but what if that flight is the last flight of the day? Can you be rebooked on a flight happening the next day? Does your reservation become null and void and you have to rebook again on the website?
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