2022 Christmas meltdown Competition enteries

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

Everyone's getting along, right?

Ahh, Mr. Casey Murray. I remember sitting across the bargaining table from you a dozen years ago, and you told me that I should be willing to give up my seniority because your CULTure is so superior. And I remember telling you that culture is temporary, just like pay, but seniority is forever. And you scoffed at the very idea that Southwest could ever not be the ”LUV airline.”

You and Kuwitsky and Bob Jordan deserve each other. Enjoy your vaunted CULTure, dirtbag.

 

[mrivc211]

Went to telluride for 3 days via WN, SNA-DEN-MTJ and back. On the way back I woke up to check the schedule on the 26th. Everything showed fine. 3 hours prior to departure, second leg was cancelled. Got no notification. Found out thru the app. Figured why go to Denver, they’re just gonna stick me in a hotel for the night. Called the rental car company and told them I’d be dropping the car off in Durango, bought 2 one way tickets from DRO-PHX-SNa on AA. Landed at sna at 7pm. On taxi in, wn sent me a text that my MJT-DEN had been cancelled. Cost me $1450 to get myself out of this mess. I’m never flying commercial from December 22 to Jan 2nd domestically again. There’s always some “historical” storm.

if a pilot was this bad at their job, they’d be canned. The CEO, President, and VP of Flight Ops should be publically asked to resign by the union. Management should be held accountable just like the worker bees.

 

[roundout]

if a pilot was this bad at their job, they’d be canned. The CEO, President, and VP of Flight Ops should be publically asked to resign by the union. Management should be held accountable just like the worker bees.

higher likelihood that they get a bonus for saving so much money on IT for the last 20 years.

/r/antiwork is getting to me, possibly

 

[Minuteman]

 

[BobDDuck]

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When I was at PSA still I did this (but not in shorts and flip flops) two times. No captain to get the flight back to DAY from CLT or DCA so I flew it instead of non reving home. The irony was that the first time it happened, they didn't want to pay me for doing it.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Just because it never gets old:

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Poor Americans. Zero understanding of how doctors spend their money. Newsflash, doctors are some of the stingiest groups of people you’ll come across. ABSOLUTELY they fly Spirit.

 

[Skåning]

Ooph that didn’t age well

 

[JordanD]

/r/antiwork is getting to me, possibly

Well, you can probably always get a lucrative career as a dog walker.

 

[alaskadrifter]

Poor Americans. Zero understanding of how doctors spend their money. Newsflash, doctors are some of the stingiest groups of people you’ll come across. ABSOLUTELY they fly Spirit.

Bruh, didn’t you just deride someone for having a faulty sense of humor?

 

[DaWolf85]

(Shamelessly stolen from Reddit)

 

[lostplanetairman]

When I was at PSA still I did this (but not in shorts and flip flops) two times. No captain to get the flight back to DAY from CLT or DCA so I flew it instead of non reving home. The irony was that the first time it happened, they didn't want to pay me for doing it.

Interesting. It happened to me a few times. I asked them to show me the money. They had to get me from base and back in pay. I always got double or triple pay from base and back.

 

[derg]

My lips are sealed when it comes to issues about antiquated IT issues at an airline.

I'll just sit here in the corner… silently.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

My lips are sealed when it comes to issues about antiquated IT issues at an airline.

I'll just sit here in the corner… silently.

Don’t you mean “IT issues at an air line.”


wink wink

 

[ASpilot2be]

Denver baggage claim

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

In other news, this link still works…


www.Valujet.com

 

[BobDDuck]

In other news, this link still works…


www.Valujet.com

So does this one: www.airtran.com

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

So does this one: www.airtran.com

Mine’s not a joke. Surprised that SWA has paid all these years to keep a name like that around and linked to their site.

 

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

Mine’s not a joke. Surprised that SWA has paid all these years to keep a name like that around and linked to their site.

You realize it costs like $20, right? I own probably 100 domains.

 

[fholbert]

Southwest axes thousands of flights for Wednesday, Thursday

After scrubbing more than 2,900 flights Monday, Southwest announced they will be canceling more flights, prompting a probe from the Feds.

www.newsnationnow.com

As Southwest Airlines continues to sort out its mess, Buttigieg is steamed

As beleaguered Southwest Airlines continues to sort out stranded passengers, uncollected baggage and out-of-position airplanes, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has taken the airline to task.

www.cnn.com

"If you've already left, take care of yourself, do what you need to do for your family, keep your receipts," McVay relayed. "We will make sure they are taken care of, that is not a question."

 

[CFI A&P]

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I’m never flying commercial from December 22 to Jan 2nd domestically again. There’s always some “historical” storm.

Charter is equally stressed during this time. There are no “spares” per se as everyone is maxed out with travelers to Aspen, Cabo, Bozeman, St. Martin, etc. In the statistically unlikely event of an AOG (they’re machines after all) it’ll take days before someone has vacancy in the industry.