Southwest Airlines Complaints Continued... (Page 2)

My friend was a flight from kcmo to Washington yesterday. Her seat belt didn't fit by a half inch. She was fat shamed by your flight attendant. She was so traumatized her got off the plane. First time flying and now will never fly again. Shame shame on your airline

file reference number for your email is 2261741379657.
Still waiting for a response from my second letter---my husband and I are both rewards members 14544053 177167491 (not sure my husband got his points for this flight I do not see his number added on my itinerary just another thing to check on (please check my first note)

This is my second note as the response you offered regarding my concerns about early-bird boarding I find unacceptable .You cannot be serious, are you? You are telling me that I no longer need to purchase 2 early bird tickets because if I buy one I can save a seat for my spouse or whoever, really? What does this say to your loyal customers like me who have paid for years for 2 early bird seats. I would think- like myself they would feel insulted and duped . I am shocked that you allow this and I am certain customers who are legitimately paying for 2 seats will be as well. This is unfair to paying customers. You know you're losing money by doing this correct? The CEO approves correct? Please inform me.

My husband and I paid for 2 early bird tickets and did not get the seats we paid for and were entitled to because another passenger who paid for one seat was allowed to save it for his wife who boarded close to when the door was closed. Now as a paying customer should accept this without voicing a concern or complaint? It is not often that I get upset or write a letter of complaint but clearly here what is being overlooked it is a matter of fairness and good customer service.

If this is the case than all customers should be informed that they only need to buy 1 early bird seat because Southwest stated this is acceptable. Given I now have proof provided in the letter you sent. This should definitely be added to social media like Facebook, Twitter and for that matter local and major news media. Is this something you plan to do or will you leave this up to frustrated customers like myself to do for you.

We were leaving Sea Tac in Seattle on Wed. Aug. 8 to fly to Chicago and home to Charleston, SC. We made reservations for these tickets a year in advance. Just before boarding we were moved to a different gate then back to the original gate then called to the desk and told another airline plane, (Delta) was blocking access to the loading gates and they would have to reschedule our leaving for three days. Later they told another story that there was an emergency to one the passengers on the Delta plane and that was the cause of the blockage to the loading gates. The women at the desk offered no alternative. They were very rude and kept telling my husband to calm down. We called and there were no rooms available in all of Seattle due to the airshow and a concert in Seattle. We went back to the desk and ask to brainstorm for alternatives. We said just get us to the south. They then said we could leave the next day and go to Denver then to Atlanta. We would then have to rent a car at our expense to drive to Charleston. We ask about hotel vouchers for the night at a town an hour away from Seattle. They said no. We had to spend the night in the airport. The next day we arrived at the gate and flew to Denver and then to DC ( we were never told we would go to DC) in DC there was a 2 hour delay due to thunderstorms in Atlanta (understandable). We arrived in Atlanta and had to rent a car at our own added expense. We arrived home at 6am on Fri. morning, out the cost of the rental car and gas and wear and tear on my exhausted husband who had to drive the rental car from Atlanta to Charleston. We we accompanied by another couple in the same situation as us. The husband was in a wheelchair and they had spent the night in the Sea Tac airport just as we had due to no rooms being available in Seattle. We have always sang the praises of Southwest and always fly your airline. This was such deplorable treatment that we will consider other airlines in the future. We should have been offered hotel vouchers, a free trip and many apologies for the extreme inconveniences we were made to endure. instead we were told to calm down and no problem solving to get us home was offered. We came up with the "just get us to the south". The young girl at the computer did not have a clue what she was doing and the blond supervisor lady was just so rude and hateful. The final insult was a letter containing free drink coupons on our next flight. Really??? Is that the best you can do for such inconvenience? Spending the night in the airport is less than a pleasant experience. I hope you never have to do it. I don't understand why a plane could not be towed off the blocking road to the gates or if indeed an emergency did occur why the ambulance could not have removed the ailing person and the plane moved to carry on traffic??? Shame on your airline for making a man in a wheelchair spend the night in an airport. I hope the couple who rode with us to Charleston from Atlanta complains to you as well.

SOUTHWEST lost my luggage, no one seems too care or want to help me just keep passing me on too a other persons
luggage never showed up to mdw airport on 7/13/18 from stlouis confirmation# LFFRYQ
Please HELP
DAVID NORTH
708-268-5721

I recently flew to Las Vegas Mc Carran airport to attend a two day seminar. I flew from John Wayne Orange County on Wednesday March 21 and return flight on Friday March 23. On the day before the first flight departure, i went to Southwest.com at 10AM so i could get a boarding priority number. The website would not let me in because it didn't recognize my password. So I called the airline's main number and waited on hold to get "tech advice" help. I wound up being on permahold and hung up after an hour and twenty minutes. I can only conclude other travelers were having a great deal of difficulty with similar issues to mine. I got my priority at curbside, C15 i think it was.

The cherry on top of the pie however was on my return trip from LV to OC scheduled for 9:45 AM on 3/23/18 Flight #6267. Curbside check in (at 9 AM) said it was at gate C1/on time. When I cleared security & looked at a monitor, it had been changed to C8 and 15 minute delay. I sat down at what I thought was the C8 gate (turned out to be C9 and waited for boarding to be announced). Turned out I was in the wrong gate area and heard no announcements. I am not sure of what happened over the next 20 minutes, but I started to wonder why no announcements had been made, I thought the plane was delayed again. I finally walked to the podium for C8 (nobody was there) so i walked onto the boarding ramp and at the end, an employee told me: "you are too late, boarding has completed, door has been shut". I said but I have a confirmed reservation on that flight. Was told "all seats are cancelled at 10 minutes before departure,so yours was given away". "Go see another gate agent to re-book another flight.". Well, the next flight wasn't for another 4 1/2 hours(2:30pm). I tried standby on that one, but it was completely full, no standbys taken. I finally got a middle seat on the 4:15 PM departure which was delayed big time and didn't start it's takeoff roll until 5:25 pm. I had wasted the entire day sitting around a strange airport, waiting and hoping to get home. While I was waiting, I spoke with a gate agent supervisor, Barbara Williams, who was very nice and tried to be accommodating, but there was very little she could do to help me. I'm sure it's a long way from other people's hardships, but this is not the kind of service I think is acceptable. I have been flying Southwest since "hot pants" days, but I am thoroughly turned off by piss poor service lately.
I'm quite sure I won't get a meaningful reply to this complaint,(probably just a generic one) or any compensation, but I will skip calling your airline in the future and book with your competitors if that is the case.
Dennis Kite
2393 Carriage Circle
Oceanside, CA 92056
RR # 00000635346073
949-929-2035

Southwest
Girl at gate sent me to Gate 19 for a pre boarding pass
Sunday Sept 24 flight from Pvd to Tpa 2:10

Samantha asked what my disability was
After I tried to show my 100% disability card. ( her comment was we don't recognize that)
She asked if I could walk, needed help up ramp, on board, and more
She assumed my problem needed a wheelchair and when she kept hammering at me I said yes, just to stop the questions
I said I had 'other' issues which under law that's all she needed to know

She knew I was upset and radioed to the girl at the gate what she had supposedly asked me, which was a lie.

She can ask if I'm disabled and do I need assistance-period

Everyone who is disabled doesn't need a wheelchair Or even assistance but other requirements that no one has the right to ask per the ADA

Education obviously needs to be upgraded and I'd like assurance that this will never happen again to me next time I fly to RI. Will also be speaking to my attorney.

My wife and I flew your carrier to Vegas last Saturday returning home yesterday. The reason we went with you was because you had a direct flight from Des Moines to Vegas. Our tickets we purchased business select tickets spending the extra $$$'s so that we could pretty much get the bulk head seats in the event we need to use the restroom and I have MS...which would make it more convenient.

Both my wife and I do a lot of flying with Delta (to Europe) and American to New York City three to four times per year....in fact we just returned from Florida on Delta as well. Here's my beef...yesterday my wife and I had number 1 & 2 to board the plane...but unannounced to us the gate manager let some others enter the plane before us and they took both sides of the isle. They took the six seats in what I would consider First Class on other carrier planes.

The first one that they let board the plane was a woman with a large dog which should have been kenneled and this woman did not have an early boarding number, the next were two girls that were wrapped up in dirty blankets and smelled, and last but not least senior citizens in wheel chairs. Then came a single person who had not bathed or showed in months who had convinced the gatekeeper to let him on because of his age and he had a hard time walking? I think I deserve to get 50% of my money back...this whole thing stinks and I plan to tell my friends about our situation if not looked into. Thanks for listening.

Southwest airline ruined our Christmas this year. My son had a ticket today from Dallas to louisville. He got to the airport early and checked in. For some reason the passengers to Louisville were told they were bumped. What happened? I haven't seen my son in a year. I paid for a ticket. I was counting on southwest airlines. The weather is good. Why? This airline has a problem. Very poor rating on my opinion.

On 8/23/16 I traveled from CMH to TUC (Confirmation 9TRC3Y). On arrival at Tucson I noticed that my checked suitcase was wet on 1 side. I opened my suitcase and noticed that over half of my clothing was also wet. I went to the Southwest office, explained the situation and apparently the same thing happened to another traveler that also came from Columbus. Both of us seemed to have the same issue. After further investigation it was determined that by the smell of it that it seemed to be Rum.

I was offered a $25 coupon from the Southwest Rep but I declined because that was not going to correct the problem. She then asked if anything was damaged. I replied that at this point I don't know because I don't know if the stains would come out after washing all of the clothing (since it appeared to be dark rum). She proceeded to give me a business card with a phone number and stated I would have to call within 4 hrs if anything was damaged. So my first day of vacation I had to buy laundry detergent, find a Laundromat and spend the first day doing laundry and scrubbing my suitcase.

After exactly 3.50hrs I called the Southwest customer service phone number I was provided to let her know that the white clothing still had stains and didn't come out completely. All I got was a recording and was only able to leave a message with my name, phone number and explanation what I am writing to you. I called again 5 minutes later with the same result. As of today nobody at Southwest corporate headquarters has returned my call.

I fly with southwest airlines at least 4 times a year, sometimes more. I usually have a wonderful flight. I am aware that there are restrictions for certain things that can be brought on the plane. I flew yesterday, april 10, 2016 from las vegas to tucson. The security guard confiscated items from my bags that have been allowed for years. He said it wasn't anything new and that it is standard. The items he confiscated were beauty items that totaled up to $100, that i can't replace anytime soon. My complaint is that every airport has "their" own set of rules.

According to this man in the las vegas airport, they all follow the same rules. I'm here to tell you that is not even remotely correct. Because all the other airports have allowed me to bring my items, i never thought there was a problem. I am very upset at having lost these expensive items. They all need to be on the same page. You can't have every airport have their own set of rules. I am very upset about this.

For the past two days, I have been trying to pay a deposit for 11 tickets that I reserved on Southwest Airlines. When I call the number, I am told that they are too busy and that I should call back later. I find that very unusual. A company the size of Southwest Airlines does not have the manpower to accept money from an individual that is trying to pay her bill which has a deadline attached to it. If the deadline is not met, my reservations for 11 people will be canceled. I am very disappointed in the service that I have received from SWA. We are Rapid Rewards members and SWA is our go to airline.

I have flown many different airlines and while southwest is not perfect, they try pretty damn hard to get close. Everyone seems to care about what they do and the customers they serve.

Embarrassed and frustrated with Southwest Airlines when our son, his wife, and their two children (under age 2 years) flying back to Oregon. They were trying to assure a smoother trip, as they knew that they would have to be re-seated since both lap-children. Not "allowed" to approach counter for an extended time as the Southwest Airlines customer service representative non nonchalantly talking with other representatives about her day, prior illness, etc.

Then, after daughter in law finally checked in - told that our son could not be guaranteed of seating until he got to gate. By this time, only 20 minutes left until flight scheduled to depart. When asked about this, she very nonchalantly said they would probably be "okay." She displayed no interest, concern, compassion, emotion whatsoever. Luckily... the flight was delayed. It is rare for me to ever follow-up like this, but I am so disappointed that we are vowing to stick with other airlines even if the cost is more up-front. Our son's exact words, "We have never had anyone be so unhelpful and rude before, Mom. This made the airport look really bad!"