Originally Posted by
lewisc
SW was hit with a 7.5 million dollar fine. Was the ink even dry on the check before this issue surfaced? Grounding the planes may be the only way to let airlines know they're responsible for maintenance. They can outsource the work but they can't outsource the responsibility.
I really do like WN, and have a generally high opinion of the airline, but I have to give three thumbs up to the above sentiment. ^^^
I scheduled some travel on WN last night that could be disrupted if a fraction of their fleet gets grounded, but there have to be some consequences experienced at WN to reduce the potential for something like this happening again.