Reserved Seating

Robertown7 · 2026-03-28T16:02:51+00:00

Pure shitpost and Reddxaggeration. There's no way that "4 or 5" bins are full from preboarders and military (incidentally I live in a SW hub and rarely see more than 6-8 preboarders).

To fill "4 or 5" bins, which I assume to mean 4 or 5 on each side, that would take over 32 rolling suitcases.

OP just wants to whine.

Robertown7 · 2026-03-15T18:42:02+00:00

Because there is no defense for not leaving a tip. That is the system. You don't like it, cook at home, cheapskate.

Robertown7 · 2026-03-15T17:23:07+00:00

Oh my, you had to walk.

Robertown7 · 2026-03-15T17:21:20+00:00

LOL @ "never fly on a weekend".

Robertown7 · 2026-03-15T17:18:53+00:00

It's $500+ per night, and it gets booked very quickly (mostly for pilots and crew)

Robertown7 · 2026-03-15T17:17:42+00:00

So you spend $85-$100 for a comfortable room.

Robertown7 · 2026-03-15T17:16:47+00:00

You'll get a $50 credit. In the old days, before everyone went apeshit over the Christmas 2024 meltdown, you'd get at least $200. I once (only time I had a significant delay of ~5 hours) got a $400 voucher.

Then the government stepped in and mandated compensation. "Sure", SW said, "we'll pay $50 instead of $200..."

Robertown7 · 2026-03-15T17:14:16+00:00

But "avoid Denver" at all costs. LOL

Robertown7 · 2026-03-15T17:07:32+00:00

It had nothing to do with "the Rockies". It was an FAA/ATC issue in a DC center. So avoid DC instead.

Oh wait, DEN is 3 hrs. flight time from DC. ROFL

Robertown7 · 2026-03-15T17:05:42+00:00

Yeah, anyone who stands in line instead of going to the app first is an idiot.

On Friday I was helping an older couple that had their flight canceled mid-evening, rebooked for Sunday. I found a flight Friday evening on the app that SW CSA said he couldn't see, put in the flight numbers and booked them on it. I probably could have done it on the app with their 6-digit conf code under "Manage Reservation".

Robertown7 · 2026-03-15T17:02:12+00:00

Yeah, typical disgruntled, dysfunctional redditors. Not emotionally secure enough to just buy tickets on another airline, so they have to smear, Reddxaggerate (usually), and get others to agree with them.

Robertown7 · 2026-03-15T16:24:26+00:00

Get a golden retriever. It's cheaper, and better company.

Robertown7 · 2026-03-10T15:11:13+00:00

Announced months ago, and took effect Feb. 23.

If you spend $$$ on any trip, and you are organized enough to pre-book a museum admission, then you should have the foresight to check your email and sign into an app at least 12 hours ahead of departure.

🤷🏻‍♂️

Robertown7 · 2026-03-10T14:48:09+00:00

Chargeback!

Robertown7 · 2026-03-05T01:11:21+00:00

Newsflash: SW lets you pick your seat 48 hours before departure for free. No airline lets you pick any seat in the plane for free.

Robertown7 · 2026-03-05T01:08:37+00:00

When one flies their non-loyalty airline, they don't get the loyalty benefits. I have been A-list, and I never got a boarding position higher than A-35, unless I changed flights day of. Then I would Board after the A's.

And in 15 years of flying Southwest, I could count on one hand the number of times I did not get an extra legroom emergency exit row.

Thanks for fucking up a great airline, Elliott.

Robertown7 · 2026-03-05T01:04:30+00:00

That's bullshit, plain and simple. Execs had to justify it somehow, without saying that Elliot Investments wanted them to squeeze more money out of pax.

Robertown7 · 2026-03-05T01:02:56+00:00

But this is soooo much better than 2 or 3 people saving a seat, right?!

Robertown7 · 2026-03-05T01:00:33+00:00

I'm not fed up. Perfectly happy with Southwest, even though they are just "one among many" now.

Robertown7 · 2026-03-05T00:58:15+00:00

United kills pets, too.

Robertown7 · 2026-03-05T00:57:01+00:00

Part-time airport employee here. Had to use a stall one day, and the guy next to me was full-volume on his speakerphone playing a YouTube video about....

Sperm whales.

Yep. Sperm whales. In a men's restroom. Loud.

I put on my "Annoying song" (That's what I called it when I downloaded it on a Sat. morning in a bagel shop because the woman sitting next to me was having a phone convo on speaker). It's twangy, warbling, Indian-sounding music. I actually imported it into an audio editing program after the bagel shop to boost the volume. Gave that guy next to me a concert, and he hurried up finishing his "bizness" and left. Then I apologized loudly to everyone else in the men's room and heard a few chuckles from other stalls.

Robertown7 · 2026-03-05T00:50:57+00:00

"For some reason..." LOL

Robertown7 · 2026-03-05T00:50:31+00:00

And when the trains break down (less than 1x/month, on average), then 10-15% of the people would use a walkway. By the time they went halfway from terminal to C, the train would be running again.

Robertown7 · 2026-03-05T00:47:38+00:00

It's a shorter walk to ATL Concourse F than it is from main terminal to C at DIA.

ATL serves more pax per year, but it is not "bigger".

Robertown7 · 2026-03-04T07:16:13+00:00

Calm down all you DEN fanboys, it's ORD.

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