I have posted before that I have a family friend who applied when the position was posted in January 2023.
He heard nothing until September 2023 when he was offered an interview.
From his experience... it can take a while.
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Perhaps your idea of a small child at the flight attendant's idea of a small child are different.
However, the Southwest website specifically states: "A passenger seated in an exit seat must NOT: • Have a condition or responsibilities, such as caring for small children or pets, that might prevent them from performing the applicable functions." Some might consider an 11-year-old to be a small child. Additionally, I am an avid reader of the FlyerTalk forum and I have seen this topic come up regarding the same situation at multiple other airlines - One parent is in the exit row, the other parent is in another row with the child. The parent in the exit row was moved out of that row. In one of the FlyerTalk posts, a passenger said that every time he scans his exit row boarding pass at Alaska Airlines, the gate agents specifically ask if he is traveling with a child under the age of 15. So it does appear to be a policy at other airlines.
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I posted elsewhere....
A family friend got his application in during the previous window (I believe it was January 2023) and he finally was offered an interview last month - September. It seems it can take a while. Don't be discouraged.
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10-26-2023
12:28 PM
I can tell you that a family friend got his application in during the PRIOR application window (I believe it was in January 2023) and he FINALLY had an interview LAST month. So it was around ten months before he heard anything.
So no.... I don't think you should be saddened. It seems to take a while.
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Definitely my pleasure. She actually sent me a screen shot of the entire list of rules: A trained service animal:
- May preboard.
- Must not obstruct an aisle or access to an aisle.
- May not sit in an emergency exit row.
- Must not occupy a seat.
- May be placed against the fuselage wall.
- Must remain with its handler throughout the flight.
- If small enough, may be held in the passenger's lap for all phases of flight.
I hope this helps.
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10-21-2023
03:10 PM
10-21-2023
03:10 PM
I asked a friend who is a flight attendant for Southwest about this.
She specifically showed me in her flight attendant manual where it says: "A trained service animal must not obstruct an aisle or access to an aisle."
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08-29-2023
07:12 PM
08-29-2023
07:12 PM
I would suggest that you take a few minutes and search "Why do airlines charge pet fees?" on the internet. I am not sure if posting links to external sites are permitted... but here is an excellent article from just a few months ago explaining why airlines charge pet fees: https://www.signaturepettransport.com/blog/airline-pet-fees
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07-29-2023
08:29 PM
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"My wife used to be a flight attendant and said they were clearly being lazy."
Your wife has no idea what reports the captain may have received prior to the flight.
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07-11-2023
03:49 PM
07-11-2023
03:49 PM
My initial thought would be, based on what I have witnessed, is that maybe she was keeping the front lavatory clear because the agent who comes on to restock supplied is also the one who should clean up, mop and restock the lavatory. Maybe she was trying to keep it clear because that agent was about to or in the process of servicing the lavatory.
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Many forums have the option to block comments by certain users.
Does this forum have the same ability? I would rather not read the continuous ridiculous comments by a certain user. Thank you.
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In my experiences traveling on many airlines - the decision to hold a flight is not made by the pilot or anyone at the local level. The decision to hold a flight is usually made by someone in a department at the airline's main offices.
That person or department has access to ALL of the data in regards to holding a flight... How late will the flight now arrive? Can the flight make up any time en route? How late will that make the aircraft's next departure? Is this the last connection of the night? How many people are they waiting for? If it is not the last flight... can the passengers who miss the connection be accommodated on the next flight or is it full? Will holding this flight cause passengers on the next flight operated by this aircraft to miss their connections later in the day? Will holding the flight make the flight crew go over their duty hours? What is this crew scheduled to do later in the day and how will a delay impact that? There are numerous factors to take into account when an airline decides to hold a flight - many of which the pilot and/or local airport staff do not have the ability to thoroughly analyze on their own. This is why the decision to hold a flight is often made by someone not even in the same same city where the flight is being held at and why a flight may be held in one instance but not another. I hope this provides some insight.
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The passengers seated in the bulkhead row are required to put all of their carry-on items in an overhead bin during takeoff and landing. There is no "seat in front of them" to put items under. EVERYTHING they have must go ABOVE. It makes complete sense to me why a flight attendant would save the bin above the first row for those passengers.
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I always get a little chuckle out of it when I read comments like: "unless you're lucky enough to be on one of the very rare non stop flights" I believe all Southwest flights are nonstop.... they just may not be nonstop between the cities you prefer.
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05-08-2023
04:48 PM
05-08-2023
04:48 PM
It looks like there are multiple displays representing multiple countries.... This is a complete guess... but could that hashtag just mean: LAS (Las Vegas airport code) SWA (Southwest Airlines) Samoa (Perhaps the country being represented by that particular display?)
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Very nice pictures. If I had to guess, I would imagine the display may have something to do with May being Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
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I lost all interest in reading our post when I saw all CAPS. Try reposting in a normal font and I will try to read it again.
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By this time the past few days, Southwest had already cancelled 50% or more of their flights the following day. Today (Thursday) is showing a total of 39 cancelled flights for Friday (less than 1% of the schedule.). I also read that Southwest has resumed selling tickets for flights beginning on Friday. It really looks like they may be on track to operate a fairly regular schedule on Friday.
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12-25-2022
08:03 PM
"So it seems the wimpy employees did not want to work this Christmas especially at DIA - the babies said it was to cold. " TOO cold. It was TOO cold.
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12-25-2022
08:00 PM
What is going on? With all due respect... have you watched any television news for the past week? Seriously... what is going on? Turn on your TV.
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Most customer-facing employees at Southwest have nametags or wings on that show their first name.
There is NO reason a passenger should ever need more than that if they have a complaint. Southwest can go back and see who was working at any gate or on any flight on any given day with just a first name. I do not work for Southwest but I DO work in a public-facing job where we are required to wear ID badges with our full names on them. I can tell you MULTIPLE stories of co-workers being tracked down and sent messages on social media, Facebook, etc by customers who read full names off of ID badges. I can tell you that my coworkers who have experienced this have found it quite unsettling.
With the way the world is these days, it can actually be quite a safety concern for a disgruntled or irate customer to know an employee's full name.
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03-13-2022
06:00 PM
I am stumped.... When I go to Southwest's website and look up your flights....
It shows flights 782 and 2580 are the one connection flight through Baltimore....
But it shows flight 782 arrives in Baltimore at 11:55am.
I can't explain why your itinerary shows a 2:00pm arrival in Baltimore.
I wish I could help but I don't know.
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03-13-2022
04:44 PM
Are you sure you picked the flight that ONLY stops in Baltimore? There is an option for a 10:25am flight from Manchester to Baltimore that arrives Baltimore at 11:55am and connects to a 2:55pm flight from Baltimore that arrives in Atlanta at 4:45pm. HOWEVER....
There is also an option for that SAME 10:25am flight.... BUT you stay on the airplane in Baltimore and take that plane on to Columbus, Ohio and arrive in COLUMBUS at 2:00pm.... then in Columbus connect to a 2:55 flight from Columbus to Atlanta arriving at 4:25pm. Are you sure you aren't booked on the second option?
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03-13-2022
04:26 PM
What day are you traveling? I have looked at multiple days in April and do not see at 10:45am departure anywhere.
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02-10-2022
01:29 PM
I can confirm that the "lounge" seats existed in the years AFTER 9/11 and was installed in then-new -700 series aircraft in the old brown/orange/red checkered cloth seats.
I know I was on several in the mid-2000s.
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"Follow oral directions and hand signals given by a crewmember" Is it possible the flight attendant had concerns with your ability to follow oral directions?
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10-06-2021
11:46 AM
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From a USA Today article dated September 10, 2021: Southwest Airlines does not plan to resume onboard alcohol sales until at least January, according to a memo sent to flight attendants on Friday. The timeline is tied to the extension of the federal mask mandate on airplanes and at airports. "With the mask mandate being extended to January 18, 2022, there are no current plans to bring back alcohol prior to January 2022,'' Randall Miller, senior manager of inflight ops, initiatives and design said in the memo.
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09-08-2021
05:42 PM
09-08-2021
05:42 PM
Okay.... dumb question on my part... I admit it. I have a flight coming up in the next few days and I honestly DO NOT remember if I purchased Early Bird Check In. Under "Extras" it DOES show a little sunshine logo which is explained below to mean "Early Bird Check In." So... since the little sun is there... I paid for it, right? (Just wondering if I have to be up early to check in the day before.) Thanks in advance!
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09-04-2021
02:10 PM
I have seen this before. I once sat in a row with a passenger who told me he had purchased two seats because of his size. I remember he placed a boarding pass in the middle seat that said something like "Seat Reserved" in bold print.
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09-03-2021
09:10 PM
09-03-2021
09:10 PM
Traveling in a few months with my father... He needs a wheelchair. We are not checking bags. Where do we request a wheelchair?
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