the recording of the atc and the pilot was played on the national news last night ..it was terrrible to hear the frantic voice of the atc person and the almost "fragile" little voice of that pilot..he seemed to be disoriented and not understand..this was so sad..

(Written on 10/13/2021)(Permalink)

this site is NOT supposed to be for promoting political issues,ideas or people,nor pushing falsehoods and misinformation..could we please stick to that..

(Written on 10/12/2021)(Permalink)

it has long been the case(even before covid)that passengers expect an airline,which IS a business,to be some "god like" entity that will take are of all of their travel problems..granted, these massive cancellations,which wn said was due to weather and no atc,and the faa said not so,ARE a very confusing and anger sparking event for a travelling public just now getting back into airplane seats..but a large portion of it has to do with NO CREWS to fly the airplanes,because of a lack of flight crews for many reasons,including unions saying they wont fly if covid shots are required, and lots of crews who took early outs months back..it is a bad situation all the way around, and one southwest have EVER encountered before..best of luck to them and their management..

(Written on 10/11/2021)(Permalink)

flight crews generally are required to receive vaccinations for lots of things,and there have been no uprisings regarding those shots,including the regular yearly flu vaccination..these people would rather see the flying public,just now geting back into airplanes,either drive or fly on some other carrier than get a shot?southwest has always prided itself on being a better and cheaper choice than other airlines,but by doing this,they may well send the company into a bankruptcy court..no crew,flights cancelled,and many disgrutled passengers saying no more to southwest..!

(Written on 10/11/2021)(Permalink)

OK..from this article southwest is providing what is known as the "dashpass"for f/as and cockpit crew members..having used door dash myself i will tell you its NOT a membership,but rather a service you pay for in advance that deletes the delivery fees for food orders..the delivery fee varies but is generally around $5.99 per order, and then you add the tip..its an ok "perc", but not that much incentive..i wish southwest the best with their current problems..

(Written on 10/11/2021)(Permalink)

..sorry..typos on my comment...aa was once "something special in the air and doing what we do best"..oh for "the good old days" of aviation!

(Written on 10/05/2021)(Permalink)

how sad...aa was nce soemthing special in the air", and also "doig waht we do best"...those slogans went by the wayside long ago with the takeover by u.s. airways..aa has not been well run since crandall was in charge,and now you "cant tell the players without a program" as far as management and who handles finances etcetera...

(Written on 10/05/2021)(Permalink)

i thnk thats a wise and logical decision..should be on a permanent "no fly" list for ALL airlines with this type of behavior as well..

(Written on 10/04/2021)(Permalink)

this continuting "controversy" over mask wearing whether on an airplane or at a store,is ridiculous..the virus is still not under control,even with vaccinations and masks,although it has been "pushed back" ..rules and regulations are there for a reasin..when tsa was started,lots of people didnt like that either,and that regulation is still with us!

(Written on 09/27/2021)(Permalink)

roy hunte..most people do not understand that there are NOT air marshalls every day on every airline on every flight..there are ususally 2 such people who remain anonymous except to the flight crew..they do not sit together nor communicate with passengers,and the flight deck crew and the flight attnedants are advised of where they are seated..the flights they are on are random,and you might be seated by an air marshall and not be aware of it..if the faa so chooses to "ramp up" the air marshall program and put them on every single flight in the air,the task would be almost impossible..the only alternative is to train flight crews with police tactical skills in addition to smiling,scarts,serving beverages (where allowed)and being the "smiling" face with a mask of an airline!!!

(Written on 09/23/2021)(Permalink)