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(ZDNet)   In the wake of recent troubles Southwest Airlines is trying to rebrand itself...as a pyramid scheme   (zdnet.com) divider line
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2227 clicks; posted to Business » on 05 Feb 2023 at 1:45 AM (6 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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kdawg7736 [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-04 8:46:46 PM  
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Pocket Ninja [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-04 10:13:08 PM  
Thirteen paragraphs of setup to get to the point of a blog post. Once upon a time the best idiots like this could hope for was a LiveJournal page. And now look.
 
Walker [TotalFark]
2023-02-04 11:44:38 PM  
I thought it was trying to rebrand itself as a "fly us at your own risk suckers" airline
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I wonder how that could have.....oh right:
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Bukharin
2023-02-05 2:01:31 AM  
I was a travel agent for 2 decades. I advised everyone to avoid SouthWest for the whole time. They didnt listen.

fark'em.
 
Big Merl
2023-02-05 2:08:49 AM  
I'm always willing to pay a little extra to not fly SouthWest.
 
SafetyThird
2023-02-05 2:10:09 AM  

Walker: I thought it was trying to rebrand itself as a "fly us at your own risk suckers" airline
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I wonder how that could have.....oh right:
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Southwest employs air traffic people now?
 
ZMugg [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 2:12:07 AM  
So... a step up, Subby?
Also: "Rebrand" as a pyramid scheme? Frank said it best:
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Axeofjudgement
2023-02-05 2:45:30 AM  
I've flown southwest once. Most of the time my flights were united or American.

And when United looses your shiat... they really lose your shiat. When you mention they lost 10k+ in tools and you can't do your job that you flew to do... they get really frantic finding your shiat though.

How I'm not on the TSA shiatlist I have no idea.
 
Unda
2023-02-05 3:06:46 AM  

Pocket Ninja: Thirteen paragraphs of setup to get to the point of a blog post. Once upon a time the best idiots like this could hope for was a LiveJournal page. And now look.


I closed the tab at paragraph 5.
 
freakdiablo [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 8:07:42 AM  
For anyone who doesn't want to dig through the article - SW is giving points to anyone who can get a company to send business their way.

So... Bribing people in a way that doesn't really cost SW anything.
 
Dr. Nick Riviera
2023-02-05 8:22:54 AM  

Pocket Ninja: Thirteen paragraphs of setup to get to the point of a blog post. Once upon a time the best idiots like this could hope for was a LiveJournal page. And now look.


And the ones too dumb to do even that now have TikTok.
 
runwiz [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-05 9:02:12 AM  
Many companies have referral reward programs.  What's the big deal.  Just using this as an excuse to pile on Southwest, not that they don't deserve it.
 
Rapmaster2000
2023-02-05 10:22:13 AM  
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austerity101
2023-02-05 11:09:49 AM  
In case people didn't catch that this was out:

What's The Deal With Airlines? - SOME MORE NEWS
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austerity101
2023-02-05 11:10:39 AM  

runwiz: Many companies have referral reward programs.  What's the big deal.


That this is a f*cking airline? That just f*cked over millions of people really badly?
 
Eddie Hazel's E string
2023-02-05 11:18:57 AM  

austerity101: runwiz: Many companies have referral reward programs.  What's the big deal.

That this is a f*cking airline? That just f*cked over millions of people really badly?


Why are you cursing? First off, you edited out the part of OP's statement where they indicated Southwest deserves to be ridiculed.

Second, what specifically about this referral program is deserving of rage on the part of the consumer? It's a chuckle or eyeroll at best.
 
Rapmaster2000
2023-02-05 11:44:54 AM  

Eddie Hazel's E string: austerity101: runwiz: Many companies have referral reward programs.  What's the big deal.

That this is a f*cking airline? That just f*cked over millions of people really badly?

Why are you cursing? First off, you edited out the part of OP's statement where they indicated Southwest deserves to be ridiculed.

Second, what specifically about this referral program is deserving of rage on the part of the consumer? It's a chuckle or eyeroll at best.


All cool people do two things.

1.  Wear sunglasses
2.  Say swears
 
Axeofjudgement
2023-02-05 12:02:37 PM  

Eddie Hazel's E string: austerity101: runwiz: Many companies have referral reward programs.  What's the big deal.

That this is a f*cking airline? That just f*cked over millions of people really badly?

Why are you cursing? First off, you edited out the part of OP's statement where they indicated Southwest deserves to be ridiculed.

Second, what specifically about this referral program is deserving of rage on the part of the consumer? It's a chuckle or eyeroll at best.


Or laughter cause well, they booked with SW.
 
pissnmoan
2023-02-05 2:10:40 PM  

Eddie Hazel's E string: austerity101: runwiz: Many companies have referral reward programs.  What's the big deal.

That this is a f*cking airline? That just f*cked over millions of people really badly?

Why are you cursing? First off, you edited out the part of OP's statement where they indicated Southwest deserves to be ridiculed.

Second, what specifically about this referral program is deserving of rage on the part of the consumer? It's a chuckle or eyeroll at best.


How can you say "I didn't fly Southwest over the holidays" without saying "I didn't fly Southwest over the holidays"?  If those pricks dropped you into some airport and left you there for days, lost your luggage forever, made you miss holiday celebrations with people you see once or twice each year, and then made you miss work at the end of it all, and (how could I forget?) played airline hardball about paying you money as a refund.........you just might be pissed about it for a long, long time.  Fark those guys.
 
The Smails Kid
2023-02-05 3:37:13 PM  

pissnmoan: Eddie Hazel's E string: austerity101: runwiz: Many companies have referral reward programs.  What's the big deal.

That this is a f*cking airline? That just f*cked over millions of people really badly?

Why are you cursing? First off, you edited out the part of OP's statement where they indicated Southwest deserves to be ridiculed.

Second, what specifically about this referral program is deserving of rage on the part of the consumer? It's a chuckle or eyeroll at best.

How can you say "I didn't fly Southwest over the holidays" without saying "I didn't fly Southwest over the holidays"?  If those pricks dropped you into some airport and left you there for days, lost your luggage forever, made you miss holiday celebrations with people you see once or twice each year, and then made you miss work at the end of it all, and (how could I forget?) played airline hardball about paying you money as a refund.........you just might be pissed about it for a long, long time.  Fark those guys.


Username checks out.
 
yet_another_wumpus
2023-02-05 4:16:59 PM  

Bukharin: I was a travel agent for 2 decades. I advised everyone to avoid SouthWest for the whole time. They didnt listen.

fark'em.


Wait, what?  20 years ago Southwest was fine.  The "5 hops to cross the country" got old, but for shorter distances it was fine.  I remember flying non-stop Baltimore to Jacksonville was both good and inexpensive, and that wasn't much long after 2001.

Once they replaced the CEO with a beancounter, all bets were off.

Pocket Ninja: Thirteen paragraphs of setup to get to the point of a blog post. Once upon a time the best idiots like this could hope for was a LiveJournal page. And now look.


Curious if chatbotGPT can be instructed to delay the payout well past multiple adbreaks.  The writers will be out of a job (that is probably only paid with "exposure", much like our favorite advice collumn letters), but don't expect the writing to improve (although I'd expect the spelling and grammar to be better).  Maybe eventually the writing will be good enough to justify reading past multiple ads.

Axeofjudgement: Eddie Hazel's E string: austerity101: runwiz: Many companies have referral reward programs.  What's the big deal.
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Or laughter cause well, they booked with SW.


pissnmoan: Eddie Hazel's E string: austerity101: runwiz: Many companies have referral reward programs.  What's the big deal.
...
How can you say "I didn't fly Southwest over the holidays" without saying "I didn't fly Southwest over the holidays"?


Nobody flew Southwest over the holidays.  The stopped two days (at least) before Christmas and didn't go back online until well after New Year.  How you managed to get snagged between flights is impressive.

I was lucky enough to not fly American Airlines.  I haven't been flying much since early 2000s, so would have picked Southwest had it been an option.  Instead, AA was stymied by snow.  I got to drive from Rochester NY (the nasty winter had just started), to Syracuse.  Then wait a few hours for AA to cancel my flight (the year before they waited until midnight).  Go back to the car and start driving to my parent's place.

Oh, and laughs at you for booking Southwest (even in my ignorance).
 
cyberspacedout
2023-02-05 4:38:42 PM  
Embarrassing Day for House Republicans, Trump's Tax Returns Released & Southwest Airlines Mess
Youtube NSeNpPZ5gF8
 
cyberspacedout
2023-02-05 4:40:06 PM  
Southwest Airlines Announcement - SNL
Youtube cN9ECvpIXkA
 
Oreamnos
2023-02-05 6:34:39 PM  

Axeofjudgement: I've flown southwest once. Most of the time my flights were united or American.

And when United looses your shiat... they really lose your shiat. When you mention they lost 10k+ in tools and you can't do your job that you flew to do... they get really frantic finding your shiat though.

How I'm not on the TSA shiatlist I have no idea.


OK, you can't just leave that hanging there. Did they find the tools, or what?
 
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