End of the Fun for Southwest

2008-10-16 14:50:43

#1

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7180

Yep, your fun is over. No more undercutting airlines out of cities. No more being able to break regulations and get away with it. Run your funny commercials now before you too start charging for luggage and sodas. And when you look at the industry for help, remember, nobody likes you. Not the way you acted. So have fun and I hope you have a good retirement. As for those of you who have stock, sell sell sell.

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Southwest Airlines posts 1st loss in 17 years
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081016/ap_ … _southwest

2008-10-16 14:51:49

#2

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|7160|FUCK UBISOFT

Today was actually pretty stormy.

2008-10-16 14:54:51

#3

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|7160|London

Don't a lot of people in the aviation industry (pilots especially) hate skybus because their pilots fly for fuck all wages?

2008-10-16 14:56:07

#4

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7180

Dauntless wrote:
Don't a lot of people in the aviation industry (pilots especially) hate skybus because their pilots fly for fuck all wages?

wat? lol

2008-10-16 14:57:46

#5

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|7160|London

u herd

I just heard a couple of people bitching about that before and thought i should ask you because you (used ?) to work for them.

2008-10-16 14:57:49

#6

SgtHeihn: Should have ducked; +394|6905|Ham Lake, MN (Fucking Cold)

I just got fucked outta another $40 for checking my bags today on US Airways. Fucking commies.

2008-10-16 14:58:48

#7

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7180

Dauntless wrote:
u herd

I just heard a couple of people bitching about that before and thought i should ask you because you (used ?) to work for them.

well, who knows. it was run by former southwest douche bags, so that is prolly true.

2008-10-16 14:59:09

#8

M.O.A.B: 'Light 'em up!'; +1,220|6641|Escea

Skybus was shut down wasn't it?

2008-10-16 14:59:20

#9

Yellowman03: Once Again, We Meet at Last; +108|6653|Texas

SgtHeihn wrote:
I just got fucked outta another $40 for checking my bags today on US Airways. Fucking commies.

"With Southwest, your first TWO checked bags are free!!!"

2008-10-16 15:00:03

#10

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7180

M.O.A.B wrote:
Skybus was shut down wasn't it?

more like investors and vp's took the money and ran...but yes.

2008-10-16 15:01:32

#11

SgtHeihn: Should have ducked; +394|6905|Ham Lake, MN (Fucking Cold)

Yellowman03 wrote:
SgtHeihn wrote:
I just got fucked outta another $40 for checking my bags today on US Airways. Fucking commies.
"With Southwest, your first TWO checked bags are free!!!"

Southwest doesn't fly into Minneapolis. Assholes, I'd rather ride a Greyhound than fly Northwest

2008-10-16 15:02:24

#12

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7180

Yellowman03 wrote:
SgtHeihn wrote:
I just got fucked outta another $40 for checking my bags today on US Airways. Fucking commies.
"With Southwest, your first TWO checked bags are free!!!"

not much longer is my point.

2008-10-16 15:04:30

#13

Yellowman03: Once Again, We Meet at Last; +108|6653|Texas

SgtHeihn wrote:
Yellowman03 wrote:
SgtHeihn wrote:
I just got fucked outta another $40 for checking my bags today on US Airways. Fucking commies.
"With Southwest, your first TWO checked bags are free!!!"
Southwest doesn't fly into Minneapolis. Assholes, I'd rather ride a Greyhound than fly Northwest

Greyhound buses scare me. The drivers freak me out, and the bus always smells funny. Well, here anyway (in Texas) where we drive big SUVs and Trucks. We don't need buses or mass transit system. I'll have my 4mpg monster truck thank you very much!

2008-10-16 15:05:31

#14

Yellowman03: Once Again, We Meet at Last; +108|6653|Texas

usmarine wrote:
Yellowman03 wrote:
SgtHeihn wrote:
I just got fucked outta another $40 for checking my bags today on US Airways. Fucking commies.
"With Southwest, your first TWO checked bags are free!!!"
not much longer is my point.

only 1 checked bag?

2008-10-16 15:06:31

#15

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7180

Yellowman03 wrote:
only 1 checked bag?

doubt it. the investors will speak their minds.

2008-10-16 15:07:36

#16

SgtHeihn: Should have ducked; +394|6905|Ham Lake, MN (Fucking Cold)

All these extra fees you have to pay are bullshit. You payout your ass for a ticket then you get nailed with more fees when you get to the airport. I am just glad my bags were under 50lbs or they would have been $20 apiece for checking then $50 for over weight charge. I have to pack light as shit because I'm tall and my clothes weigh more than an average persons.

2008-10-16 15:09:03

#17

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7180

SgtHeihn wrote:
All these extra fees you have to pay are bullshit. You payout your ass for a ticket then you get nailed with more fees when you get to the airport. I am just glad my bags were under 50lbs or they would have been $20 apiece for checking then $50 for over weight charge. I have to pack light as shit because I'm tall and my clothes weigh more than an average persons.

i agree. which is why we need regulation to come back.

2008-10-16 15:09:23

#18

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6947|Global Command

This thread seems kind of bitchy.

2008-10-16 15:10:40

#19

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7125|67.222.138.85

ATG wrote:
This thread seems kind of bitchy.

Well it's okay to whine about real problems, however localized or exaggerated they may be.

2008-10-16 15:12:01

#20

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7180

ATG wrote:
This thread seems kind of bitchy.

oh sorry.

/clears throat

Southwest planes are going to be turned into mass coffins by FEMA. Consult your internet survival guide.

Better?

2008-10-16 15:13:08

#21

SgtHeihn: Should have ducked; +394|6905|Ham Lake, MN (Fucking Cold)

ATG wrote:
This thread seems kind of bitchy.

It is for me because I am getting raped by the airlines as we speak. I am glad Skyharbor has free internet and kinda nice.

2008-10-16 15:18:13

#22

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|7160|London

Why do you hate southwest so much marine?

2008-10-16 15:20:04

#23

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|7180

Dauntless wrote:
Why do you hate southwest so much marine?

because i have worked with southwest people, and they think their shit did not stink. well, now it does.

2008-10-16 15:21:57

#24

san4: The Mas; +311|7107|NYC, a place to live

usmarine wrote:
Yep, your fun is over. No more undercutting airlines out of cities. No more being able to break regulations and get away with it. Run your funny commercials now before you too start charging for luggage and sodas. And when you look at the industry for help, remember, nobody likes you. Not the way you acted. So have fun and I hope you have a good retirement. As for those of you who have stock, sell sell sell.

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Southwest Airlines posts 1st loss in 17 years
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081016/ap_ … _southwest

Sorry to rain on your parade, but it sounds like rumors of Southwest's demise are greatly exaggerated. They had a quarterly loss because of a bad hedging transaction. That doesn't sound like a fundamental or recurring problem.

2008-10-16 15:22:18

#25

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6947|Global Command

k then.

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