You can and most of the time you’ll be successful.

Dec 14, 2023
1:59:25pm

Blue Cat All-American

In fact, I’ve experienced many times where the airport personnel prefer I just ask instead of booking it with my ticket. I often remind them of what it says on their website. So I usually book it with my ticket.

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Unintended consequence of the SW person of size policy. If the flight is sold ou

Mayor of Cougartown

12/14/23 1:27pm

RE: Unintended consequence of the SW person of size policy. If the flight is sold ou

BIG XII Coug

12/14/23 1:29pm

Another unintended consequence, more people will be buying fat suits for SWA

thewaterboy

12/14/23 1:29pm

The way they've announced this there will be 8 new people for every flight

Don Carlton

12/14/23 1:30pm

oh there will definitely not be a way to enforce it. This is going to be mayhem.

Mayor of Cougartown

12/14/23 1:32pm

You don’t just ask for it and get it.

shimmy

12/14/23 1:45pm

well then thick dudes who don't need it will follow the process and buy 2 and

Mayor of Cougartown

12/14/23 1:47pm

It’s been pretty common knowledge by big people who fly frequently.

Blue Cat

12/14/23 1:49pm

Southwest won’t honor it if you aren’t spilling into a second seat. They revoked it from my coworkers wife.

shimmy

12/14/23 1:52pm

I'd be so fascinated to see this process. Did they make her sit down and use a

Mayor of Cougartown

12/14/23 1:53pm

Tie goes to the non-runner.

shimmy

12/14/23 2:29pm

You can and most of the time you’ll be successful.

Blue Cat

12/14/23 1:59pm

Hasn’t this been the policy for a long time? Nothing has changed. It just randomly went viral (again) this week.

TCuz

12/14/23 1:31pm

I had a coworker who did it over a decade ago. It’s not new at all.

shimmy

12/14/23 1:44pm

Give them a 5 dollar McDonald’s gift card and bounce them to the next flight.

HFF

12/14/23 1:31pm

You think that’s gonna appease them? That’s like shooting an angry grizzly bear with a pellet gun.

RalphWiggam

12/14/23 1:36pm

This policy has been around for years. I use it frequently.

Blue Cat

12/14/23 1:33pm

What’s a biggun?

BringBackRoyalBlue

12/14/23 1:34pm

I think you know 🙂

Mayor of Cougartown

12/14/23 1:50pm

I've never been on a SW flight that wasn't sold out

DataMouth

12/14/23 1:36pm

Now you know why.

Blue Cat

12/14/23 1:55pm

Which is why they are telling them to buy 2 tickets then request a refund

LaserCoug

12/14/23 1:39pm

Nearly every SW flight I've been on has been 100% full.

VACOUGFAN

12/14/23 1:39pm

You’re wrong and didn’t read the policy. The person literally buys 2 seats and gets refunded for 1. This has been going

shimmy

12/14/23 1:43pm

gotcha my bad. The snippet I read didn't include this.

Mayor of Cougartown

12/14/23 1:50pm

It's the law in Canada — not sure how it works there though

Gustav

12/14/23 1:47pm

As someone who never flies SW, I’m thrilled.

TheLoanArranger

12/14/23 1:59pm

it's very true, this will drive those who need it to this airline. Very interest

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