Originally Posted by
IndyHoosier
Glad you sent an email. Similar situation happened to me a few months back, two flights in a row on WN. Not sure why others think it's an acceptable situation. I've never had anything remotely similar happen on hundreds of flights on other carriers around the world. I also sent an email to express my frustration (first airline complaint I have ever made) and wish more people would do the same.
In short, I think many customers prefer over communicating instead of no or little communication. Airline operations are incredibly dynamic and I'm perfectly fine if Soutwest wants to let me know everytime a flight I'm scheduled to take has an estimated time change. Of course, the departure time can always be pulled forward and you should be at the airport in plenty of time to depart at the originally scheduled departure time. Perhaps Southwest should add a more proment disclaimer to these alerts so that customers know to not rely on projected delayed departure times. It was very generous of Southwest to provide a voucher as a goodwill gesture for this inconvenience. You should absolutely share your feedback with them.