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‘We’ll Just Take You Off’: Southwest Airlines Passenger Sits in Empty Row. Then Crew Gives Her an Ultimatum While Others Do the Same

By Umme Tun Nessa Aug 17th
Southwest Airlines Passenger Hears Bomb Threats Mid-Trip. Then Everyone is Ordered to Put Their Hands Up: ‘Scariest Moments of My Life’

By Robyn Miraflor Aug 10th
Southwest Airlines Pilot Was Due for His Last Flight. The Pre-Flight Speech Made the Internet Bawl: ‘Thank You for Everything You’ve Taught Me.’

By Vanessa Esguerra Jun 25th
Woman Boards a Southwest Airlines Flight From Texas to California, Then Hears a Loud Pop Sound Mid-air: ‘I Almost Lost My Bestie’

By Sanchari Ghosh Jun 24th
‘Doing the Lord’s work’: Southwest worker says oversized bag fee is $100. Then she shows how to only pay $25

By Tiffanie Drayton Jun 14th
Woman Hears Loud Banging From the Bottom of Her Southwest Airlines. While Collecting Luggage, Her Stroller Has Only 3 Wheels: ‘Stuff of Nightmares’

By Sanchari Ghosh Jun 1st
Southwest flight has so many brides on board that they make a game out of it: ‘Where is the plane going that there is so many?’

By Rachel Thomas May 20th
Arizona woman paid $25 for a front seat on Southwest. Then they pulled the rug out and made her feel stupid: ‘I avoid them’

By Vanessa Esguerra May 4th
Healthcare worker on Southwest Airlines responds to a passenger’s emergency, only to find the ‘palest woman’ she’s ever seen: ‘Lucky passenger’

By Sanchari Ghosh Apr 21st
Southwest customer accuses worker of body-shaming after being told she needs to buy 2 seats: ‘What was the issue if you were the only one in the row?’

By Rebekah Harding Apr 7th
Woman with five-month-old gets ready to board Southwest—then they tell her there’s no family boarding anymore: ‘I was standing in group 7’

By Ljeonida Mulabazi Mar 24th
‘I just kinda didn’t feel safe’: Woman tries to get on Southwest flight in Nashville. Then they tell her she needs to buy another $1,350 ticket

By Ljeonida Mulabazi Mar 21st
Woman says flying Southwest is now a ‘humiliation ritual.’ Then she reveals how a flight attendant embarrassed her on her trip to Jamaica

By Ljeonida Mulabazi Mar 19th
Woman goes to Tampa airport to catch flight. Then a Southwest worker forced her to pay for another ticket because she’s ‘wide at the bottom’

By Ljeonida Mulabazi Mar 16th
‘It’s not a full flight’: NYC woman books Southwest for 1st time since it started assigning seats. Then she has to re-buy her seat to get off standby

By Braden Bjella Mar 14th
‘Smells like a class action suit’: Omaha woman shamed at airport over needing ‘extra room,’ vows to never fly Southwest Airlines again

By Sanchari Ghosh Feb 23rd
‘I have never been so mortified in my life’: Woman picks a seat on Southwest Airlines—until a gate supervisor tells her she should’ve bought two

By Charlotte Colombo Feb 23rd
San Antonio woman flies Southwest and plans for new policy change. She gets put on standby anyway: ‘I would never fly with southwest airlines again’

By Rachel Thomas Feb 21st
Woman flies from Kansas City to Orlando on Southwest Airlines. Then she learns about their new seat policy

By Rachel Thomas Feb 19th
Southwest customer flies from Chicago to L.A. without problem. Then her carry-on is barred on the return flight: ‘I guess I’m getting a new suitcase’

By Rachel Thomas Feb 7th