Muslim Student Kicked Off Southwest Airlines Flight for Speaking Arabic
A college student and Iraqi refugee was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight this week, reportedly for speaking Arabic during a phone call.
Four Airlines May Have Raised Prices to Take Advantage of Amtrak Crash
The government announced Friday that four major airlines—Delta, American, Southwest and JetBlue—may have temporarily raised ticket prices to take advantage of the May Amtrak crash that left eight people dead and hundreds injured.
Southwest Plane's Wing Clipped as Passenger Jets Collide at LaGuardia
A Southwest Airlines flight collided with an American Airlines plane at LaGuardia this morning, clipping off a chunk of one of the Southwest plane's wings.
Southwest Kicks Dad and Kids Off Flight After Tweeting Complaint
Duff Watson claims that he and his two daughters were forced off their Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Minneapolis after he tweeted a complaint about the agent at the gate. Only after all three had exited the plane and the agent watched Watson delete the tweet were they allowed back on the plane. The agent…
Muslim Woman: Southwest Booted Me After Flight Attendant Thought I Said 'It's A Go'
A Muslim woman is suing Southwest Airlines for being kicked off her flight after a flight attendant reported hearing her say "it's a go" into her phone — though according to the suit, she was just saying "I've got to go" as the plane was preparing to take off.
The L-Word's Leisha Hailey Kicked Off Flight for Kissing Girlfriend
Southwest Airlines, the Official Airline of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, loves gay people. Just loves 'em! Unless they are doing gross gay stuff like gay-kissing their gay girlfriends on the plane, in which case, they are not allowed.
Ray J Wants Money for Kardashian Sex Tape
Ray J wants to "protect his rights"—his sex tape rights! Billie Joe Armstrong get kicked off a plane. Sandra Oh gets her identity stolen. And Pippa Middleton maybe got a parking ticket. Saturday gossip is here, and ready to explain why its boobs are weird.
Meet Captain James Fritzen Taylor, The Southwest Pilot Ranter
So we now have a name and a face to put to the voice heard around the world — the prick of a Southwest pilot whose hateful thoughts on the "gays, grannies and grandes" of the flight crew were accidentally broadcast and caught on tape for all to hear.
Southwest Pilot Accidentally Broadcasts Misogynistic, Homophobic Rant
A Southwest Airlines pilot has been suspended after he accidentally broadcast his conversation about the "fags" and "grannies" that he works with as flight attendants. This man should really never be allowed to fly a plane again.
Sully Type Lands Plane After It Gets a Hole, For Christ's Sake
A Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville to Baltimore last night made an unscheduled stop in West Virginia. Because a hole "appeared" in the plane, in the same sense that a meteor "appeared" over the Yucatan, then obliterated the dinosaurs.
Southwest bringing Wi-Fi to the low-cost skies
Southwest Airlines is putting Wi-Fi on four planes starting this summer. Unlike JetBlue's crappy, restricted service, this will be the "full" Internet (save for VOIP, I'd bet) with "the highest bandwidth available to commercial airlines in the United States," according to Southwest. Southwest is partnering with Row…
