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Southwest’s planned transformation comes after the airline granted concessions to Elliott Investment Management after taking a major stake in the carrier. In addition to the changes outline above, former chief executive and current board chair Gary Kelly announced his retirement after the 2025 annual meeting.
After pressure from activist investors to cut costs and improve profitability, Southwest Airlines is taking a step that many thought would never happen. The Wall Street Journal reports the airline is holding their first ever round of layoffs, cutting their workforce by 1,750.
Southwest Airlines | Rapid Rewards - Canceling and Rebooking on Southwest for A Lower Fare - I love Southwest for its ability to check fares and if there is a lower fare on the same flight you are booked on, you can change flight and receive credit.
Southwest Airlines | Rapid Rewards - Southwest Transferrable Flight Credit Error - For some reason I keep getting an error trying to transfer flight credits from one account to another.
American Express | Membership Rewards - Platinum airline fee $200 reimbursement reports: WN (Southwest) only (2024-2026) - Just bought 3 tickets totaling $210 on 1 AMEX card for 2024. Have 4 more cards to do this on. Will see it continues.
Southwest Airlines | Rapid Rewards - Bizarre email from Southwest - offer to change my flight a week in advance - Never seen this one before. On Friday the 10th, I have a nonstop flight scheduled (ATL-MCI for what it's worth). I just received an email offering a $30 travel voucher only if I change to the same flight on
Bizarre email from Southwest - offer to change my flight a ... - FlyerTalk
Southwest Airlines | Rapid Rewards - Chase to increase fees on its Southwest credit cards as expected - If you hae the current version that is coming up for renewal and you don't want to pay the fee or would not be eligible for the 100k bonus you can call and see what retention bonus they will give you. I just called
Chase to increase fees on its Southwest credit cards as expected ...
Southwest Airlines | Rapid Rewards - Questions about Southwest credit expiration - I fully expect a read the damn board response but I haven't flown Southwest since they switched a lot of their policies and was wondering if I could ask a few quick questions.
Southwest Airlines | Rapid Rewards - New Smaller Carry-On Bag Requirement in 2026? - Today, the gate agent made an announcement letting people know that carry-on bags would need to be smaller starting in January, with European size requirements coming to the airline.
Southwest Airlines | Rapid Rewards - SW Basic Fare - as per email Wana Getaway fares are now called basic NO CHANGES NO REFUNDS NO CREDITS Assumed no fare adjustments
Southwest Airlines | Rapid Rewards - "we were unable to complete your purchase" - I frequently get a payment error when trying to book a ticket on Southwest. This never happens with other airlines (not even BA which can be tricky).
Southwest Airlines | Rapid Rewards - Basic fare booked with points. - I've read the new informationm and am still confused about a new Basic fare ticket booked with points (assuming you can). If you cancel the flight more than 10 minutes before takeoff, are your points refunded or kept?