Originally Posted by
ElevatorEnthusiast
They could solve things long-term or at least help things by being less stubborn and getting interline agreements that will help everyone in the long run as we should be pooling all excess US seat capacity when issues on airlines come up. Everyone else has signed on, but Southwest continues to absorb capacity while not giving back to the system. It screws their passengers the most.
This. Part of my refusal to fly WN comes from their lack of interline agreements. And yes I know that everyone's flights are full right now, but at the very least there are usually enough open seats to take care of top-tier elites/their best customers, as well as disabled passengers/those with special needs. Interlining has saved me big time twice this year, and it's a must-have.
Requiring all US airlines to interline with each other would be a good move on DOT's part.