Hacker News with Generative AI: Southwest Airlines

Southwest will require passengers to keep chargers visible due to fire risk (npr.org)
Passengers flying on Southwest Airlines will soon be required to keep battery packs and other portable charging devices visible if they're using them during a flight.

Safety, Air Travel, Southwest Airlines, Technology

6 points by voxadam 2 days ago | 1 comments

Southwest Airlines to End Free Checked Bags for First Time in 54-Year History (cbsnews.com)

Southwest Airlines, Travel, Airlines, Pricing, Fees

8 points by m463 73 days ago | 0 comments

Southwest Jet Near Collision in Chicago Midway (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.

Aviation, Accidents, Southwest Airlines

14 points by igtztorrero 87 days ago | 0 comments

Southwest to lay off 15% of its corporate staff, including senior leadership (cnn.com)

Southwest Airlines, Layoffs, Business, Corporate Restructuring

9 points by papertowels 95 days ago | 0 comments

Pilots said nothing as Southwest plane flew dangerously low over Tampa Bay (tampabay.com)

Aviation Safety, Southwest Airlines, Florida, Tampa Bay

30 points by howard941 301 days ago | 30 comments

Southwest to get rid of open seating, offer extra legroom (cnbc.com)

Airlines, Travel, Seating, Southwest Airlines

8 points by blueridge 302 days ago | 3 comments

Southwest Airlines Is Ditching Open Seating on Flights (wsj.com)

Airlines, Travel, Southwest Airlines

29 points by cwwc 302 days ago | 26 comments

Southwest Air Saved from Global IT Outage Thanks to Never Upgrading from Win 3.1 (simpleflying.com)

Southwest Airlines, IT, Technology, Software, Security

15 points by gscott 307 days ago | 1 comments

Soda cans burst on Southwest flights due to extreme heat (npr.org)

Southwest Airlines, Aviation, Weather, Safety

10 points by jnord 307 days ago | 4 comments

Southwest flight came within 400 feet of crashing into the ocean (cnn.com)

Southwest Airlines, Aviation Safety, Accidents, Near Misses

100 points by BostonFern 342 days ago | 61 comments

Southwest Plane Plunged Within 400 Feet of Ocean Near Hawaii (msn.com)

Southwest Airlines, Aviation Safety, Hawaii, Accidents

12 points by jonah 343 days ago | 4 comments

Southwest Plane Plunged Within 400 Feet of Ocean Near Hawaii (bloomberg.com)

Southwest Airlines, Aviation Safety, Hawaii, Accidents

36 points by lxgr 343 days ago | 28 comments

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 Max Experienced Dutch Roll (avherald.com)

Aviation, Boeing, Southwest Airlines

258 points by belter 344 days ago | 228 comments

Southwest Airlines now available on Google Flights (viewfromthewing.com)

Southwest Airlines, Google Flights, Travel, Airlines

128 points by kk6mrp 365 days ago | 107 comments

Jump Seating United Pilot Causes Drama at Southwest (onemileatatime.com)

Airlines, Travel, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Disputes

21 points by Jimmc414 378 days ago | 14 comments