Box hauler
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Last week I was on a SWA flight that had a Chicago crew and as we taxied out the lead sang a full Alicia keys song over the PA. I had my headphones on and I could still here it.
Alaska cutting back on California routes from Virgin
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tcco94
Future GTA VI Pilot
I never got to fly VX, but from pictures it looks like Delta copied them with their new cabin layout with the bright blue/white lights.
Roger Roger
Bottom of the list
Music. Video. PA.
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The VX product was so nice overall. By in large, always the friendliest FAs, and the nicest interiors that were the most comfortable in coach/economy class. Even the first class product rivals any domestic first class. Or at least it did. its all going downhill now. It was a pleasure to be a part of it before it ended.
Maximilian_Jenius
Super User
Who is the intended audience?
Do they really play the entire video?
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It’s the safety video, they play the entire thing. As for intended audience? Anyone that is booking VX for the product they offer...
Screaming_Emu
Joe Conventional
I’ll gladly pay extra to be on an airline where that’s not ok.
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I was in DAL one morning and a SWA gate agent got on the PA and started screaming “who’s ready to party in New Oreaaaaaaaaaaans!!!!!!!??????? Anyone?!?!?! Come on let’s partayyyy!!!!!!!!!”
This was at 5am...
Maximilian_Jenius
Super User
Screaming_Emu
Joe Conventional
If I haven’t had coffee by that point I might seriously murder that person.
NickH
Uber Driver
It was less than a minute after that video started when I rage posted. They did not have my full attention, as they pointed out the safety features of the A320.
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I had to watch myself because I was in uniform but I gave out a visceral “WTF” pretty loud. It was that bad.
SlumTodd_Millionaire
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Nothing if you’ve spent your entire life in a trailer park.
I am glad to see that we’re finally returning to equilibrium where the average pilot looks down on SWA. It was a rough decade after the 9/11 furloughs when everyone was pretending that they didn’t suck because they were almost the only decent paying game in town. It’s nice to be returning to pre-9/11 normalcy when the average pilot could expect a call from a real airline and didn’t have to kiss Gary Kelly’s ass, may he rot in hell.
Roger Roger
Bottom of the list
As far as I can tell? Hip, wealthy millenials from the SFO Bay Area who think they could meet their soulmate via the seat-to-seat chat feature.
ChasenSFO
hen teaser
..Don't forget hot flight attendants that are allowed to show cleavage and practically their ass cheeks if they so choose(the silent victim of the merger), and employees from check in to arrival that actually like their jobs, have fun at work, and treat you well and have a sense of humor.
They were also very passenger friendly, the cancellation protections were ridiculous, they would often provide hotels for ATC and Weather cancellations. Other airlines only do that for international flights cancelled beyond the airlines control, if even. Of course this didn't help profits, but it did help them build a very loyal flyer base(remember almost all their flights started or ended in SFO/LAX/NYC, so that was the target market).
A coach product is a coach product. You sit there for a few hours and get off. But personally, I liked the interior with bright white and sharp black and the food they have to offer on longer flights is real food, not some random vending machine crap like we've become accustomed to with buy on board, the service is more consistently friendly than most other airlines, and they had a fantastic in-seat entertainment selection which I appreciate because I don't own a tablet and I don't like airlines to assume I have one at all times when I travel.
Virgin didn't upgrade employees or crew members so I'm guessing most of you haven't tried it from what I read here, but man, their first class was AWESOME! Blew anything but premium transcon services out of the water when it came to domestic flights. Big ass(you can totally say ass in here) white leather almost-flat recliners that bend and shape in several ways and can help massage you to an under-blanket happy ending, great original specialty entrees that were real meals(not generic omelettes and chicken breast), and great fun service. Time really flew by, I think only Sun Country had better first class service in my experience, but Virgin had a better interior and better food/IFE. With Sun Country eliminating first class and legroom in favor of becoming the next Frontier, it is sad we will lose both those premium cabins.
I'll agree with the safety video, that actually pisses me off. So does United's and some of the older Delta ones. Safety is no joke, not everyone speaks English or can clearly hear the video/read the subtitles. The video should be conservative and make sense, it isn't entertainment, it's what to do in the minutes or seconds you have to prepare for or egress from a crash. The FAA should step in and regulate safety briefings a little more strictly, IMO. People think flying is so safe that those briefings are white noise, until they're choking on smoke crawling up the dark aisle and don't know how many rows to the exit, anyway.
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trafficinsight
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I feel like you really need to let go of the anger
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SlumTodd_Millionaire
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I feel like you really need to let go of the anger
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Never!
trafficinsight
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I feel like you really need to let go of the anger
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