Transportation - New creative SWA money grab

New creative SWA money grab

O2bnVegas

Nov 25, 2012
10:26am

Disclaimer: I love Southwest Airlines.

While waiting in McCarran for flight home, the SWA person announced the 'opportunity' to be moved up in line to position A 1-15 for $50. Hadn't heard that one before. I didn't see anyone jumping up to do it.

bbking

Nov 26, 2012
12:04am

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At least it's not a new mandatory fee.

jm002546

Nov 26, 2012
12:53am

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So, whoever was assigned A16 should have been given A1?

Lt.ax49

Nov 26, 2012
3:50am

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Saw something on fees. Tickets are taxed at a very high fee for the airlines while the "baggage", "head of the Line" fees ect are taxed at a much lower rate. So airlines say they are charging lower ticket fees but have added all the extra fees.

O2bnVegas

Nov 26, 2012
10:13am

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Originally posted by: jm002546
So, whoever was assigned A16 should have been given A1?

Maybe, if A16 had wanted to pony up the $50 to get closer. Then again, they might have given him A 15.

Dealer1

Nov 26, 2012
10:50am

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Those would be the Business Select seats wouldn't they? When we have flow SWA, most of those slots were empty. Not unusual that A15 has been the first passenger.

jhawkgirl

Nov 27, 2012
12:52am

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I hope they only do that on flights where no one has already spent the extra $10 to be in early bird seating. That would tick me off, if I had already paid extra, and someone else got to go on first at the last minute. Well not tick me off, but make me less than jovial.

O2bnVegas

Nov 27, 2012
10:56am

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Originally posted by: daviddechenne
Those would be the Business Select seats wouldn't they? When we have flow SWA, most of those slots were empty. Not unusual that A15 has been the first passenger.

Correct. They didn't have those A 1-15 Business Select spots filled.

O2bnVegas

Nov 27, 2012
10:58am

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Originally posted by: jhawkgirl
I hope they only do that on flights where no one has already spent the extra $10 to be in early bird seating. That would tick me off, if I had already paid extra, and someone else got to go on first at the last minute. Well not tick me off, but make me less than jovial.

Well, they would have had to pony up $50 to do it.

Calif.Loves.Vegas

Dec 2, 2012
8:39am

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Havent had that exp. yet Candy. Maybe its easier to grab $50 from someone on longer flights?
But I think that new idea could bite them in the butt, and like mentioned, tick off other passengers who paid ahead for Early bird.

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