All news on the topic: Southwest Airlines Company

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Man rages after passenger sits directly behind him on almost empty plane
A Southwest Airline passenger is left fuming as a fellow flyer sits directly behind him on an almost empty flight where he had the pick of the plane
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Airline praised for offering plus-size passengers extra seats free of charge
US aviation firm Southwest Airlines allows plus-sized passengers to book an extra seat for no extra charge on most of its flights so they and other customers can travel in comfort
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Passenger taken down mid-flight screams she's being 'human trafficked'
A TikTok video is going viral after a user captured the moments a passenger was taken down by security mid-flight as she was in the aisle screaming that she's being "human trafficked"
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Woman wearing a sports bra told to 'put on a sweater' by airline staff
Mamacita Meeks claimed that a Southwest Airline employee had told her to put on a sweater before she was allowed to board a flight, despite her wearing her usual flying outfit
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Warning as airlines ground planes over fake safety certificates scandal
American Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines have all pulled jets from their fleets as investigations into AOG Technics continue amid a scandal involving aeroplane parts with allegedly fake safety certificates
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Flight attendant denies couple plane entry after 'drunk' mum does 'cartwheels'
The viral three-and-a-half-minute video, which has been viewed over 13 million times, shows a Southwest Airlines flight attendant refusing an "intoxicated" mum on the plane
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Mum's rage after airline worker mocked five-year-old daughter's unusual name
A mother has been left extremely unimpressed after airline staff made fun of her epileptic daughter's name - and an employee even shared a photo of her boarding pass online
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White mum stopped by airport cops & accused of human trafficking black daughter
Mary MacCarthy says Southwest Airlines were racist when a worker approached her at Denver International Airport and said they suspected she was trafficking her 10-year-old daughter
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Air hostesses sweet gesture to mum struggling with screaming kid on first flight
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant gained widespread praise after her heartwarming gesture towards a crying baby on a flight was captured in a viral TikTok video.
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Mum's terror as flight attendant yells 'get me off this flight' over bomb threat
Valerie Maluchnik was flying home from Chicago to Maui with her two kids when their Southwest Airlines flight was diverted after a bomb threat was sent to a flight attendant via AirDrop
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Taylor Swift fans have spontaneous singalong on delayed flight after Eras Tour
After their flight from Denver to Salt Lake City was delayed, flight attendants helped passengers create their very own Taylor Swift concert, which can be seen in a viral TikTok clip.
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Passengers on flight left in tears at attendant's incredible announcement
Six-year-old Jessa was on her way back from a Make a Wish Foundation trip when the flight attendant made the heartwarming announcement which had the Southwest Airlines flight erupting with cheers
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Plane diverted after flight attendant receives chilling photo during journey
A mum claims a flight attendant kept saying "Get me the f—k off this plane, get me the f—k off this plane" after the chilling discovery was made
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Rowdy passenger removed from flight in handcuffs amid 'drunk' outburst
A rowdy and allegedly drunk passenger was caught on camera being arrested and dragged off a Southwest Airlines plane from New Orleans as annoyed travellers cheered
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Staff refused to let plane take off until passenger cleaned up their mess
Earlier this month the Southwest Airlines flight was delayed after someone onboard spilled rice on the floor, prompting a flight attendant to demand that the culprit clear it up
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Airline forced to apologise after passenger throws wild tantrum over crying baby
Southwest Airlines has praised its flight crew and apologised to customers after a passenger threw a tantrum on a flight to Orlando, Florida, claiming a baby onboard had been crying for '45 minutes'
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Airline says 'firewall failure' forced all flights to be grounded across country
More than 1,500 flights and tens of thousands of passengers were left grounded and told they could wait up to six hours after a technology issue caused all departures for Southwest Airlines planes to be delayed
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Passengers fume as they're 'told stranded planes glitch may take 6 hours to fix'
Southwest Airline passengers have been grounded across the US after a computer glitch left thousands stranded on runaways with many face lengthy waits
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Major airline's flights grounded nationwide leaving livid passengers stuck
Southwest Airlines has confirmed all their flights have been grounded across the USA due to what the major airline says is an 'intermittent technology issue'
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Travellers shaken as pilot falls ill on flight and passenger has to land plane
The flight safely landed safely back at Nevada two hours after take-off from Las Vegas after an off-duty pilot stepped in to save the day following a medical incident
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Violent brawl erupts on plane after passenger bumps into the other's wife
The fight broke out after one passenger bumped into another's wife and tempers rose on board the Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix, in the US
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‘Horrifying’ flight diverted as passengers vomit during nine-hour ordeal
Passengers aboard Southwest Airlines flight 3094 from Baltimore, Maryland, bound for Raleigh-Durham Airport in North Carolina said they were left for four hours at Myrtle Beach, US
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Plane fills with smoke after aircraft strikes bird and engine catches fire
Southwest Airlines flight 3923 departed from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but turned back after it was struck by a bird and one of the engines caught fire
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Disabled woman paralysed after falling from wheelchair on plane walkway dies
Disabled Gaby Assouline, 25, from Florida, who fell down a plane walkway after claiming she was not given help by Southwest Airlines staff, has now died after suffering horrific injuries last year
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Bride in tears after missing her wedding when flight was cancelled last-minute
Katie Demko, from St. Louis, Missouri was due to tie the knot with her fiancé Michael in Belize, only for her Southwest flight to be cancelled amid strong storms