Southwest Airlines

I used to LOVE Southwest Airlines above all other companies. From the first moments I walked into the baggage line to the plane ride. It was top notch customer service. I even use their credit card. Last year I started noticing a decline in their kindness, but I chalked it up to Covid. It’s been hard year on us all. The last straw was a couple weeks ago (my third trip on Southwest this summer). I had come into the check in baggage line in Reagan DC airport. I checked my bag in at the Kiosk and promptly got in line to give to the lady at desk. There was two lines to choose from, neither was marked clearly so I assumed (as others did) it didn’t matter which one we got into.

I flew from Denver to San Jose Ca. It was a pleasure from checking in to boarding the plane, flight was on time, airplane was very clean and flight attendants pure pleasure. I am 75 years old female and love to fly. Will recommend Southwest to my family and friends,

They do not care about your safety. They did not intervene regarding a threat to my life. I complained and they arrogantly ignored it. They care less about passenger security. Do not fly with them. Never again will I fly with them.

The flight attendants are passive aggressive and are very short when answering questions. I asked zero questions, asked for literally nothing from them and they were still rude. I felt super bad for the passengers who ACTUALLY needed ANYTHING. The flights are constantly delayed and the plane is always hot. The ventilation was awful. They overbook and cram people together. Just pure hell. I used to love them. Now I will never fly again with them. Also the whole pick your own seat thing is not a perk! People cut in line all the time.

I gave one star cause we landed.. Horrible. First we leave late...30 minutes late. Then we land and the scheduling geniuses can’t get to our gate. So we sit in our destination for 50 minutes and counting waiting for a gate to open?? Who’s running this idiot squad? They have now caused me to miss two different busses. Ps all of this is still going on now!! Like I’m still on the plain!!! I’ll probably miss the third bus too!!

I came to the airport to pick up a minor child. There needs to be a serious change in this process. I arrived an hour ahead. I was thinking this is plenty of time as I am not checking in for a flight. I’m picking up a child. Realizing I had to go through security, an hour I thought would be plenty of time. You have to go through the entire check in process AS IF you are checking in for the flight. NO ONE CARES if a child is left at the gate waiting for you. Southwest check-in staff was not helpful and there was no empathy in relation to a scared CHILD who is alone at a gate waiting on his parent. AGAIN This was not handled with any kind of empathy or compassion for a CHILD.

Have flown SW about 20 (round trip) times per year for 5 years. Due to no change fees it was convenient. Now all the other airlines offers no change fee. Lately SW has increased their fees much more than other airlines. They use the scam of mentioning no fee up to two check in baggage. But if you compare their prices with other airline on the same time schedule, you will see that the difference of the fares of SW and other airlines is more than you would pay for 2 checked in baggage for other airlines. e.g. one of upcoming flight from CMH-AUS in mid October 2021, SW fee is $750 vs American Airlines fee is $450.

LaTonda helped me and was so professional. I was very impressed with how nice she was and how she spent time assisting me adding the wheelchair option which had been dropped along the way when they changed my times. Thank you so much.

Today at the airport I had a terrible experience with an SWA boarding agent. The agent who sold me my ticket and issued a boarding pass did not mention anything about not being able to bring a carry-on in addition to the small dog in his bag. This was not a policy expressed prior to going through security etc. As a result, I had my important items in my carry-on and planned accordingly. This included medication and tech items.

My flight was delayed seven hours with no reason. My return flight is now delayed 5 hours due to a “plane swap”. Southwest does not care about its customers and has horrible customer service. Southwest did absolutely nothing for the inconvenience that they caused its customers. Not even a cup of water. I will NEVER fly Southwest for business or pleasure. I hope they go out of business.

After booking a reservation my sister, her boyfriend, her two children and our nephew was greeted with the poorest service offered to mankind not only by staff at the airport but a supervisor over the phone. When the 5 of them arrived at O'Hare airport 2hrs away from her home town, she was shocked to see her flight was 2hrs delayed. She greeted a rep and ask was that accurate and the agent confirmed. She then ask what did that mean for her connecting flight in Tennessee because they wouldn’t it in time for the connecting flight departing at 9:35. She was told by the agent they don’t hold flights and it would be on them to find shelter for the family of 5 and she’d get them on an afternoon evening flight.

The last flight was cancelled 3 times in 1 day. The flight today was cancelled and they auto re-booked me for tomorrow evening, which is too late for my appointment. I tried to call and am still on hold after 70 minutes. I guess I get to drive 12 hours now. Never again will I book another flight on Southwest Airlines. They use to be good, but they are in the toilet now.

Southwest now has service from Richmond VA to Denver CO. SO HAPPY with that service. Flew round trip RICHMOND to DENVER week of 21 June. Great flight; smooth and on time both ways. Only negative was requirement to wear COVID masks both ways for entire flight w/ exception of eating or drinking. Advice to Southwest - ditch the masks, especially for passengers who have gotten their shots!

Our flight was canceled & had to book an expensive flight to get to Disneyworld. Also had to pay extra for my daughter & I to get advanced boarding so we could sit together on first flight because when I checked in there was a glitch. Horrible experience no customer couldn't say when I could get a flight, or how to get my money back I want my money back for a service you could not provide. I lost 1 whole day trying to make other flying arrangements & lost my money for Disneyworld hopper tickets. Really screwed up a family vacation.

We have been faithful Southwest customers for almost 20 years. Never have we seen such terrible scheduling and customer service. I flew last week and my kids this week...4 legs total, and not one was on time. I have called SW five times & still have not gotten through. Tonight, I have been on hold for 1 hour and 40 minutes. Before COVID, I loved this airline and proudly carried their rewards credit card. I do not recommend using Southwest at this time! They've got to get it together! This is terrible.

Worst flight and customer service. Lost 8 hours. Plus had to pay for food. They gave me a $100 voucher. Last night I went to purchase more airfare. In October I have a flight. I went to use the voucher but it expires in September. It's currently June. I paid for the airfare so I had the flight during their 50% off. It was $850. I was on the phone for over 3 hours to use the voucher. Two agents said they cannot attach the $100 voucher whatsoever. But I can have it extended for another flight later on. I then canceled and found different airline, same flight details for $50 cheaper. This is an absolute nightmare. Go elsewhere if you value your time. They have no customer service and will put you through loopholes. They do not value their customers and will not make it right. They just prolonged the inevitable. I have never been treated like this. It was easier to cancel the flight I had just booked than to resolve $100 voucher on a fake 50% off sale.

Zero stars! Southwest Airlines flight attendants have become increasingly aggressive about masks each time I fly. On this flight # 1339 to Vegas the male flight attendant repeatedly barked over the loudspeaker in a patronizing tone used by prison guards and bluehaired elementary teachers: "Don't let me have to tell you twice to put your mask on" and then all the attendants began leaning over if a mask even slipped down someone's nose and clicking their tongues and pointing at the mask. I literally felt like I was in basic training again as power hungry workers eyeballed us all and forgot about real issues like turbulence and in the event of a crash and this attitude spilled over into service as well with drink requests now only be confirmed by the number of fingers held up, the tone passengers are being spoken to coupled with the domineering physical stances they take because of of the power they perceive they now have over customers.

For the first time in 4 decades of airline travel an airline charged me for missing a flight that was nowhere near full. I got to the counter and they couldn't help me. They said call customer service. I had to buy another ticket. They took the whole ticket price plus all the fees that they didn't have to pay on the missed flight. Their attitude was quite simple: you missed the flight, you lost $679. I appealed to no avail. A pure money grab. No interest in lifetime customer value. You'll see other reviews along the same lines. Sure, it's relatively cheap and the bags are a good deal, but you are treated like cattle and respected the same.

Note, this was submitted to Southwest: Where do I begin? As a very nervous flyer this was not a very good trip for me. Started great leaving BDL to BWI and landing in BWI was a great experience... but it all went downhill from there... We had a 40 minute delay in BWI, was supposed to depart at 1:05 pm, did not depart till 1:40 pm. We boarded the plane, little did we know we would be on this plane for appx 9 hours!!! For a trip to ATL.

Flew Southwest during Covid almost every week and they were nice to make changes I needed and I was understanding on flights that were canceled. Now they have full flights and less accommodating when they change flights and want me to spend $350. to change.

After I booked a flight on Southwest Airlines, I used Southwest Concierge service to book a room at the Springhill Suites on Creighton Rd, Pensacola, Florida, for April 8, 2021. Southwest Concierge charged me $179.68. The morning after I stayed in the hotel, when I checked out the clerk printed my receipt. The actual charge for the room was $132.96. Southwest UPCHARGED me $46.72. A 35% increase to the price. I called customer service - that term is an oxymoron in this case - and the explanation was that the hotel clerk should not have shown me the true price! I requested a refund and was told NO. You know how you thought that using Southwest Concierge would mean that Southwest would leverage their considerable buying power to your advantage? Well think again, it is an opportunity for them to gouge the consumer. Do not use Southwest Concierge.

They do what they say and I can always rely on them and free 1 bag booking. I have never run into any delay problems and I love their getaway prices. Also, people are very friendly and professional.

Took off on time, arrived in Dallas on time. Great service by the plane crew. I was wheelchair bound but was treated just great by the flight attendants. My lost luggage was found in Houston and was delivered to home the next day.

Good airlines, fair price, good customers service. No problem cancelling a flight and rebooking. Have done that a few times to save money. They have ongoing sales every few months. Good rewards program.

I like this Airline because I have had nothing but a good experience compared to other airlines. On this airline there is no assigned seating and that is a huge perk. Once while flying this airline there was a power outage throughout the airline industry and the airline gave me a flight voucher though the problem was not their fault. To me this is going above and beyond to ensure that the customer is being taken care of as far as being satisfied.

I have used Southwest many times, and they have been a first class airline. They seem to be able to keep on time, and get you to your destination when they say they will. I would fly with them in the future.

Your first two bags go free and the stewards are helpful and cordial. The foot room is nice not crowded. I really like when there is a tv on board to watch. When you get your tickets ahead of your trip, the prices are real reasonable. You do get a beverage and pretzels if your trip takes more than 2 hours. I like Southwest as my first choice to fly when it flies that route.

I hadn’t flown in years, so I was a little anxious, and on top of coronavirus, we had to sit accordingly, and I have extra weight on me so it was hard to sit in a seat with minimal leg room for 2 hours! (Doesn’t sound like your ideal flight does it?) But the airline attendees were fantastic, they just went on doing everything normally and catering to all of our needs. I felt very relaxed with them showing us they were in charge and assured of our flight! And the trip home was even better! I had no one next to me and sat by the exit in the middle for that extra leg room! Would recommend def!

I love their price and the loading of passengers and often getting upgraded is possible. They get me to my destination on time and with my luggage attendant are always helpful and friendly making my travel more pleasurable.

Generally the best price and availability. Found that Southwest Airlines is more generous when it comes to changes. No fee for Baggage is great. The employees in general are easy to get along with and always available to help.