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Why did you stress not bringing anyone with you or having someone meet you at the hotel? ... View more

Learned the hard way that this isn’t true. We are traveling with a $6500 viola in a case and were forced to check it at the gate. We begged to gate check it, my daughter in tears, and were refused. There are 4 other musicians on the flight that suffered the same fate. The agent claimed flight was full and we had to check. We understand but why refuse to gate check? It felt personal and mean spirited. This hasn’t happened in my 30 years flying with Southwest. Shame. We are still on the flight expecting to deal with a damaged instrument because we have a connecting flight too. These people just don’t care.  ... View more

What is dashboard, I got candidate home email ,nothing with dashboard  ... View more

Are you able to take your computer and work from a short vacation place?  ... View more

What type of shoes are required? ... View more

Quick question as a part time CSA can you fix your schedule in a way that you can work all your shifts over the weekend? Let’s say Friday 2 shifts, Saturday 2 shift and Sunday one?  ... View more

Did you receive the information for this, if so can you share what the requirements were? Thank you in advance. ... View more

MCO = anything goes, unlimited carry ons, unlimited family boarding, no size restrictions.   Riding lawn mower?  No problems.   LOL   I think the airport codes checklist is a great idea for training. ... View more

Hi, it’s good to be familiar with as many airport codes as possible because you will need them. I do not know all of them so I keep a list of them near by for reference.  ... View more

I'm currently doing my pre-employment screening for a ramp position in Phx too!  What can you tell me about your hiring experience?!  ... View more

Congratulations! I have a virtual Interview tomorrow for ramp . Super excited and nervous . ... View more

Hey, @Kimi_60mana!   You can access the NonRev Portal through SWALife! Happy travels!    ... View more

Did they require you to submit your vax card? ... View more

Same thing happened to me and I dont know who to contact. Have you had any luck finding out?   Thanks   ... View more

Question-how do they test this? You get the code and have to know the city, city and know code, or both??    Thanks so much! ... View more

So employee parking at Burbank is $17 every time we have a shift and they only deposit us $50 a month for parking??? That would be $85 per week assuming you work M-F  ... View more

When I go to manage traveler it wont let me launch the site. Do I need to contact SSO? ... View more

Ok. Thanks for your response.  ... View more

Hi there......just had my second interview....waiting for drug testing and fingerprints....will be flying out to Dallas tx for ramp training...how long is training? Some say 3 days others say 5 days . ... View more

@Saonyekwere  try calling or emailing your recruiter. It is OK to contact them. Do you happen to have their first and last name from a previous email? I recently started at SWA myself. ... View more

@tappingmom1 wrote: "It isn't like pulling out a baggie of casserole from my pocket."   I'm just picturing this...and laughing out loud 🤣.   Pocket bacon on the other hand which I am known for works out fairly well.      ... View more

My guess is lates or absence, some companies dock points for each occurrence. ... View more

Its a long process and it will say ‘in process’ pretty much the whole time. The process requires patience! Good luck! ... View more

Good evening so what did end up happening? I am actually having the same issue i accepted my offer over a day ago now my application says inactive and onboarding in process in red yesterday was in green in the active section.. ... View more

I don't think you will. Materials Specialist is a different role, but it will get you in the door. You will have internal opportunities available to you after you are hired, especially with the A&P. Good luck! ... View more

SWA737-200 to -800, Top of arm rest maybe 18.5". But the important part is bumper to bumper measurement at the lower part of the seat. That maybe reducing the width to 17.5". As a Mechanic that made step stools 15" wide to fit between the seats to work the bins & ceiling area. For the most part Rows 3- aft entry the step stool fits just fine. But rows 1-2 where the plane narrows the stool needs to be carried over those seats. https://www.highskyflying.com/how-wide-are-airplane-aisles/  20/More Seat Passenger Airplanes [Big airliners like the ‘Boeings’ and ‘Airbuses’ are found within this category of airplanes. The FAA Seat and Aisle Regulations require that the aisle width of these airplanes must be 15 inches from the floor to a height of 25 inches and 20 inches above a 25-inch height.  Therefore, it is safe to say that the aisle width of the last Boeing or Airbus flight that you took was between 15 to 20 or more inches.] Note: B707, 727, 737 all have the same BS 480 to nose section reduction in width and from BS 480 on back width. BS 480 is the split in the seat track to where it goes narrow.  ... View more

Good to know....thanks! I am also waiting for next steps on my application and I keep checking to see that my app shows "In Progress" which I assume is a good sign of being in the running. Fingers crossed for a phone interview! ... View more

Hi Nettyboo34,   i just cleared my screening and just waiting for recruiters to contact me in regards to my start date. Anyway, I was wondering how is the training/test be like for CSA? Is it hard? If you don’t pass the test, can you retake them until you pass? Or once you failed they’ll let you go? I’m so sorry, I can’t help but overthink. I’m currently a CSA for another airline right now, and I’m scared to actually let this go and won’t get the job at SW if the test will only require you to take it once with a passing score.. with my airline right now, I did the computer based test too while on training and some of the test I had to retake until I pass them. Does SW works that way too? Thank you in advance! ... View more

It depends on you. It could be anywhere from 4-6 weeks. You may need more time, and that’s okay. As long as you can do the job safely.  ... View more