Official Peanut Gallery Thread
May 17, 2011, 4:10 pm
#316
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Agreed!
Despite an opposing view above a WN NS beats a connect anywhere, all else being even.
Even a WN one stop direct beats a connect anywhere.
Heck, a WN direct with TWO stops beats a connect in DFW, CLT, ORD, DTW, IAH, EWR, CVG, MSP and others.
And almost every WN connection in the smaller airports beats any connection in the cities above.
Despite an opposing view above a WN NS beats a connect anywhere, all else being even.
Even a WN one stop direct beats a connect anywhere.
Heck, a WN direct with TWO stops beats a connect in DFW, CLT, ORD, DTW, IAH, EWR, CVG, MSP and others.
And almost every WN connection in the smaller airports beats any connection in the cities above.
May 19, 2011, 6:24 am
#317
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I took my first flight on Southwest yesterday. I moved to MSP from Cinci where SWA didn't have service, several months ago. I had to fly to PHX on short notice, and only middle seats were available on Delta when I looked at flights on Sunday, and even with the middle seat credit that Delta provides, I decided to give SWA a shot on business select to avoid a middle seat on that long of a flight.
Aside from having to fly out of Terminal 2, instead of 1 at MSP and having no services like wifi or IFE system on the flight, it wasn't too bad,. The flight attendant was great and I got a coffee refill at least every hour. In Y on Delta, you get one service on that flight, and possibly a refill if you catch the FA at the right time.
I sat in an aisle seat in row 9. Someone in my office that likes SWA told me that the second attendant usually starts her service with row 9 and that was a good row to sit in if the exit row isn't available. No one took the middle seat and I had a very bizarre person sitting in the window seat.
I fly about 120 segments a year and had behavior I have never witnessed before on a flight. The lady put a newspaper down on the middle seat and pulled out a pair of nailclippers from her purse and started to clip her toenails. She took the newspaper and instead of wadding it up and waiting for the trash service, emptied the toe nail clippings in her empty orange juice cup and wrapped the cup in the newspaper and put it on the middle seat until the FA collected trash.
I found this behavior disgusting and am not sure if the flight attendant would have done anything if I reported it or not. I discussed this with someone at the office yesterday and was told this is typical behavior from a SWA passenger.
I was under the impression that toenail clippers were a safety hazard and couldn't be carried through security. I have seen TSA confiscate nail clippers in the past at CVG.
Aside from having to fly out of Terminal 2, instead of 1 at MSP and having no services like wifi or IFE system on the flight, it wasn't too bad,. The flight attendant was great and I got a coffee refill at least every hour. In Y on Delta, you get one service on that flight, and possibly a refill if you catch the FA at the right time.
I sat in an aisle seat in row 9. Someone in my office that likes SWA told me that the second attendant usually starts her service with row 9 and that was a good row to sit in if the exit row isn't available. No one took the middle seat and I had a very bizarre person sitting in the window seat.
I fly about 120 segments a year and had behavior I have never witnessed before on a flight. The lady put a newspaper down on the middle seat and pulled out a pair of nailclippers from her purse and started to clip her toenails. She took the newspaper and instead of wadding it up and waiting for the trash service, emptied the toe nail clippings in her empty orange juice cup and wrapped the cup in the newspaper and put it on the middle seat until the FA collected trash.
I found this behavior disgusting and am not sure if the flight attendant would have done anything if I reported it or not. I discussed this with someone at the office yesterday and was told this is typical behavior from a SWA passenger.
I was under the impression that toenail clippers were a safety hazard and couldn't be carried through security. I have seen TSA confiscate nail clippers in the past at CVG.
May 19, 2011, 8:08 am
#318
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When you fly cheap, you get cheap. That's what you get on LCC's..."LCP" (Low cost people). 
Honestly, I have seen much worse on WN, from in-seat diaper changing to booger eating (by adults), to "no shirt/no shoes" folks.
It happens on any airline, but the classes usually cannot afford Legacy fares. That's the egalitarian effect of WN.
Honestly, I have seen much worse on WN, from in-seat diaper changing to booger eating (by adults), to "no shirt/no shoes" folks.
It happens on any airline, but the classes usually cannot afford Legacy fares. That's the egalitarian effect of WN.
May 19, 2011, 8:38 am
#319
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I took my first flight on Southwest yesterday. I moved to MSP from Cinci where SWA didn't have service, several months ago. I had to fly to PHX on short notice, and only middle seats were available on Delta when I looked at flights on Sunday, and even with the middle seat credit that Delta provides, I decided to give SWA a shot on business select to avoid a middle seat on that long of a flight.
Aside from having to fly out of Terminal 2, instead of 1 at MSP and having no services like wifi or IFE system on the flight, it wasn't too bad,. The flight attendant was great and I got a coffee refill at least every hour. In Y on Delta, you get one service on that flight, and possibly a refill if you catch the FA at the right time.
I sat in an aisle seat in row 9. Someone in my office that likes SWA told me that the second attendant usually starts her service with row 9 and that was a good row to sit in if the exit row isn't available. No one took the middle seat and I had a very bizarre person sitting in the window seat.
I fly about 120 segments a year and had behavior I have never witnessed before on a flight. The lady put a newspaper down on the middle seat and pulled out a pair of nailclippers from her purse and started to clip her toenails. She took the newspaper and instead of wadding it up and waiting for the trash service, emptied the toe nail clippings in her empty orange juice cup and wrapped the cup in the newspaper and put it on the middle seat until the FA collected trash.
I found this behavior disgusting and am not sure if the flight attendant would have done anything if I reported it or not. I discussed this with someone at the office yesterday and was told this is typical behavior from a SWA passenger.
I was under the impression that toenail clippers were a safety hazard and couldn't be carried through security. I have seen TSA confiscate nail clippers in the past at CVG.
Aside from having to fly out of Terminal 2, instead of 1 at MSP and having no services like wifi or IFE system on the flight, it wasn't too bad,. The flight attendant was great and I got a coffee refill at least every hour. In Y on Delta, you get one service on that flight, and possibly a refill if you catch the FA at the right time.
I sat in an aisle seat in row 9. Someone in my office that likes SWA told me that the second attendant usually starts her service with row 9 and that was a good row to sit in if the exit row isn't available. No one took the middle seat and I had a very bizarre person sitting in the window seat.
I fly about 120 segments a year and had behavior I have never witnessed before on a flight. The lady put a newspaper down on the middle seat and pulled out a pair of nailclippers from her purse and started to clip her toenails. She took the newspaper and instead of wadding it up and waiting for the trash service, emptied the toe nail clippings in her empty orange juice cup and wrapped the cup in the newspaper and put it on the middle seat until the FA collected trash.
I found this behavior disgusting and am not sure if the flight attendant would have done anything if I reported it or not. I discussed this with someone at the office yesterday and was told this is typical behavior from a SWA passenger.
I was under the impression that toenail clippers were a safety hazard and couldn't be carried through security. I have seen TSA confiscate nail clippers in the past at CVG.
May 19, 2011, 9:10 am
#320
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When you fly cheap, you get cheap. That's what you get on LCC's..."LCP" (Low cost people).
Honestly, I have seen much worse on WN, from in-seat diaper changing to booger eating (by adults), to "no shirt/no shoes" folks.
It happens on any airline, but the classes usually cannot afford Legacy fares. That's the egalitarian effect of WN.
Honestly, I have seen much worse on WN, from in-seat diaper changing to booger eating (by adults), to "no shirt/no shoes" folks.
It happens on any airline, but the classes usually cannot afford Legacy fares. That's the egalitarian effect of WN.
I can't believe a gate agent would allow someone to board with no shirts and shoes.
In first class in Delta I have seen people take off their shoes and put their barefeet up on the wall and I have seen people take their shoes off and put their feet (both bare and with shoes on) on furniture in the skyclubs, so classless behavior isn't limited to just WN.
May 19, 2011, 9:32 am
#321
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I never see any of the aforementioned behaviors on United or American. It just never happens because those two airlines are higher-class than the others.
I heard a hillbilly tried to fly American once and they Rule 240'd him over to Delta.
I heard a hillbilly tried to fly American once and they Rule 240'd him over to Delta.
May 19, 2011, 10:38 am
#322
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May 19, 2011, 10:58 am
#323
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Please about every third flight you will see a shoeless foot on a FC bulkhead on AA
May 19, 2011, 11:18 am
#324
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You need to check out the AA board then. After reading a couple responses on this thread from an AA poster last night about feet on the wall< I went over there and read that thread. Appears that it isn't only common there, but some American Airlines flyers claim to do it in their homes as well. I am just glad none of those posters are visitors in my house.
May 19, 2011, 12:02 pm
#325
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You need to check out the AA board then. After reading a couple responses on this thread from an AA poster last night about feet on the wall< I went over there and read that thread. Appears that it isn't only common there, but some American Airlines flyers claim to do it in their homes as well. I am just glad none of those posters are visitors in my house.
May 19, 2011, 1:20 pm
#326
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Just got an e-mail from SEA sis who is awaiting departure: No wifi. Full flight. Crying babies.
She takes WN for leisure (MDW just a few miles from ma's house) and UA for business. Let us just say she says a world of difference between passengers on those two carriers
Met sis, good news and bad news. Good news was the screaming kid actually quieted down after take off but she said some poor middle seat passenger was stuck between one woman approaching 500 pounds and another that looked to be around 325. Plane 100% full.
She takes WN for leisure (MDW just a few miles from ma's house) and UA for business. Let us just say she says a world of difference between passengers on those two carriers
Met sis, good news and bad news. Good news was the screaming kid actually quieted down after take off but she said some poor middle seat passenger was stuck between one woman approaching 500 pounds and another that looked to be around 325. Plane 100% full.
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May 19, 2011, 2:09 pm
#327
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You need to check out the AA board then. After reading a couple responses on this thread from an AA poster last night about feet on the wall< I went over there and read that thread. Appears that it isn't only common there, but some American Airlines flyers claim to do it in their homes as well. I am just glad none of those posters are visitors in my house.
On the bright side, getting through a WN checkpoint is much faster since so few WN fliers even own shoes. As long as people have trained their chickens and goats to walk through the metal detector when directed, things are pretty smooth. The AA checkpoints are always slowed down with people forgetting to take off their Rolexes, people carrying large amounts of gold bullion, etc.
May 19, 2011, 3:32 pm
#328
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Those aren't real AA fliers. They're WN plants to make it appear that the clientele on pretty much all airlines anymore is the same. We all know that isn't true.
On the bright side, getting through a WN checkpoint is much faster since so few WN fliers even own shoes. As long as people have trained their chickens and goats to walk through the metal detector when directed, things are pretty smooth. The AA checkpoints are always slowed down with people forgetting to take off their Rolexes, people carrying large amounts of gold bullion, etc.
On the bright side, getting through a WN checkpoint is much faster since so few WN fliers even own shoes. As long as people have trained their chickens and goats to walk through the metal detector when directed, things are pretty smooth. The AA checkpoints are always slowed down with people forgetting to take off their Rolexes, people carrying large amounts of gold bullion, etc.
I think those folks chose wisely. Fresh goat cheese and chicken eggs will provide sustenance. You can't exactly check your farm into baggage claim anyways. I think that this would be a good way for WN to start offering food on their flights. They could call it the Farm Fresh Menu and maybe the FA's could wear little chicken head shaped hats when it is serving time with embroidered plaid Farm Fresh aprons when they start serving. On a side note anyone else think it's a bit ironic that this thread is called the food fighting thread when the airline itself doesn't serve food on its flights? I guess we could be throwing pretzels, honey roasted peanuts and monster energy drinks but that's not exactly food.
May 19, 2011, 3:41 pm
#329
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May 19, 2011, 3:45 pm
#330
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In order to afford a WN flight now you would have to sell the farm so no money for shoes I think those folks chose wisely. Fresh goat cheese and chicken eggs will provide sustenance. You can't exactly check your farm into baggage claim anyways. I think that this would be a good way for WN to start offering food on their flights. They could call it the Farm Fresh Menu and maybe the FA's could wear little chicken head shaped hats when it is serving time with embroidered plaid Farm Fresh aprons when they start serving. On a side note anyone else think it's a bit ironic that this thread is called the food fighting thread when the airline itself doesn't serve food on its flights? I guess we could be throwing pretzels, honey roasted peanuts and monster energy drinks but that's not exactly food.
I think those folks chose wisely. Fresh goat cheese and chicken eggs will provide sustenance. You can't exactly check your farm into baggage claim anyways. I think that this would be a good way for WN to start offering food on their flights. They could call it the Farm Fresh Menu and maybe the FA's could wear little chicken head shaped hats when it is serving time with embroidered plaid Farm Fresh aprons when they start serving. On a side note anyone else think it's a bit ironic that this thread is called the food fighting thread when the airline itself doesn't serve food on its flights? I guess we could be throwing pretzels, honey roasted peanuts and monster energy drinks but that's not exactly food.