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ReportingDec 4, 2025Read →

Charlamagne Backs Southwest Rule: ‘If You Need Two Seats, Buy Two Seats’

Radio host Charlamagne tha God is siding with Southwest Airlines as the carrier prepares to overhaul its seating rules and require larger passengers to purchase additional space if they cannot fit comfortably in a…

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ReportingDec 18, 2023Read →

Woman Suggests New Policy After Southwest Airlines Damages Her Wheelchair

A woman traveling with Southwest Airlines suggested a new policy after the company damaged her wheelchair. In an interview with USA Today , Bethany Piehl said her wheelchair was damaged during a layover in New Orleans…

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OpinionDec 13, 2023Read →

Southwest Airlines’ Unique Plus-Size Passenger Policy Is Causing Controversy

Call it a free-market fight in flight. A Southwest Airlines policy that allows obese customers to occupy an extra seat, or even two, free of charge is being “celebrated” by overweight passengers, according to a…

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ReportingAug 18, 2023Read →

Plane Forced o Land After Pilot Collapses and Dies Mid-Flight

The pilot of an airplane that took off from Miami and was bound for South America died on Monday after he collapsed following takeoff. According to the U.K.’s Independent , Captain Ivan Andaur began feeling unwell…

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ReportingMar 23, 2023Read →

Southwest Pilot Becomes ‘Incapacitated’ in Midair, Off-Duty Pilot From Another Airline Forced To Step In

The pilot of a Southwest Airlines aircraft became unable to perform his duties Wednesday during a flight from Las Vegas to Columbus, Ohio. As a result, a pilot from another airline who happened to be traveling on the…

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ReportingFeb 18, 2023Read →

Ted Cruz Grills FAA Head After FedEx Plane Landing Comes Within Feet of Southwest Takeoff on Runway

Sen. Ted Cruz questioned the acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration during a Friday hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. Cruz brought up a recent near-disastrous…

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OpinionDec 29, 2022Read →

Buttigieg Wags Finger at Southwest for Flight Cancellations – But Twitter User Documents How He’s Part of the Problem

The holiday canon is filled with people experiencing lousy Christmases. Ebenezer Scrooge. George Bailey. Clark Griswold. And now, Bob Jordan. Unlike the others, Jordan is 1) a real person and 2) unlikely to have a happy…

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ReportingDec 23, 2022Read →

Southwest Plans Sweet Surprise for 11-Year-Old Girl Returning Home After Surgery for Rare Syndrome

On the morning of Dec. 8, 2011, Kerry and Chris Lynch welcomed Mary Cate into the world. It was only moments after her arrival, though, that they began to understand that something was wrong. Mary Cate was whisked away…

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ReportingOct 31, 2021Read →

Journalist Furious After Pilot Broadcasts 'Let's Go Brandon' Over the Intercom

Liberals went into a tailspin of anger after a Southwest Airlines pilot used a conservative phrase over the plane’s loudspeaker on Friday. “We’re heading east at about 107 or 108 mph,” the pilot said, according to a…

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OpinionOct 19, 2021Read →

Hundreds of Southwest Workers Protest COVID Vax Mandate, Chant ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Outside Airline HQ

When Southwest Airlines was forced to cancel thousands of flights earlier this month, the company insisted the problem had nothing to do with its vaccine mandate. On Monday, hundreds of current and former Southwest…

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OpinionOct 17, 2021Read →

Delta CEO Defies Biden Vaccine Mandate, Promises to 'Trust' Employees' Decisions

This month, the debate over both corporate and federal vaccine mandates has taken to the skies as pilots vocally push back against the requirements. Although President Joe Biden’s ongoing threats to require vaccination…

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ReportingOct 12, 2021Read →

‘We Have All the Power’: Pilot Warns Biden’s Mandate Means ‘Massive Disruptions’ of Shipping and Travel

An airline pilot and activist for individual liberty told Fox News on Monday that situations such as mass flight cancelations will become more common if the Biden administration refuses to backdown from its hardline…

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OpinionOct 11, 2021Read →

Southwest Cancels Hundreds of Flights Again, Denies It's Due to Massive Pilot COVID Vax Protest: Report

Southwest Airlines cancelled over 2,000 flights this weekend and hundreds more on Monday as pilots are reportedly refusing to work as a result of a coronavirus vaccine mandate, although it is tough to confirm that a…

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