08-29-2022
08:32 AM
08-29-2022
08:32 AM
If the staff here wasn’t rude about it, then I’s be a hell of a lot more understanding. There was no reason to be snarky the way they were. Even they didn’t mention the baggage staff. I made it a point to be assertive, but respectful.
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08-29-2022
08:31 AM
08-29-2022
08:31 AM
If I had room, trust me I would. My bags are bursting at the seams as it is.
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08-29-2022
08:10 AM
Southwest’s police states that you are allowed two checked bags for up to 50lbs apiece.
This means that you are allowed to fly with up to 100lbs of checked luggage safely.
I got charged an overweight fee of $75 for one bag being 55lbs, but the other one came in at 31lbs. So at 86lbs, I am still under the collective weight limit and am well within the confines of safety related weight limits. This says to me that this policy is meant to unethically generate profit more than anything else.
I have filed a complaint online and have spoken to representatives at the airport, and I have to say, the staff here at MDW has been incredibly rude and dismissive. I’m moving halfway across the country for work, and I am packed as tightly as I possibly can be so rearranging is not a realistic option. One rep here dismissively and sarcastically said it would be as simple as two pairs of jeans (which sounds like a load of crap to be honest).
I can’t help but call into question the logic (logic being a very generous term here) behind this policy. Southwest markets itself as a friendly, affordable airline, but this experience has shown me that like all other US airlines, Southwest values obscene profit over the actual safety of staff and passengers.
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