Southwest Airlines

Not Verified | Los Angeles to Phoenix. We boarded 5 minutes early, departed on time, & landed on time. We got free drinks, free peanuts, & free pretzels. But I then flew on Southwest again from Phoenix to Little Rock & also had a amazing experience. Those were my first 2 times on Southwest.

Not Verified | Minneapolis to Sacramento via Denver. Worst flight and customer service experience ever experienced. I can understand that weather is out of their control but it’s how the flight changes were dealt with and poor customer service received that prompted this review. We were flying from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Sacramento on a Sunday over Memorial Day weekend. Unfortunately there was a layover in Denver and we missed the connecting flight. Automatically rebooked the flight to the following evening and they did not offer any accommodations. Also, because we were put on standby for the earliest flight the next day their system removed us from the confirmed flight the following day even though we were fifth in line for standby. They did not tell us this ahead of time and we slept in the airport because we would’ve paid $150 for 4 hrs of sleep since we would have to go thru security once more in the morning. When we did not make the cut for the following morning flight the later evening flight no longer had spots available. After two hours, and three service reps later we finally came across a service rep who cared enough to search for an earlier available flight to Sacramento. Abdenbi was so great and a blessing to our rough experience. Regardless I will never again voluntarily travel with southwest. They should have handled this better by making it right with anything (coupon voucher accommodation, etc.)

Not Verified | Newark to Santa Ana. This was our first flight on Southwest Airlines. We had several delays because of weather and had to sit for hours. The staff was so courteous and helpful. Everyone was apologetic and tried to accommodate whenever possible. In Particular, our customer service rep out of Newark, Ramon went above and beyond to get us to our destination. He checked in with us often to make us feel more at ease right up til we boarded our plane. Kudos to him! It was great to see so many smiling faces from that airline. Thank you to all.

✅ Trip Verified | Oklahoma City to Las Vegas. This is the worst airline I have flown in my 61 years, never again. It was not cheap by any means, I traveled with my wife and 2 children, we couldn’t find any seats even close to each other’s, very disorganized, flight attendants rude, not welling to help. Never again

✅ Trip Verified | We had a flight from San Antonio to Colorado to Vegas for Thursday at 7:45pm we had a wedding to get too. Our flight got delayed so we wouldn’t be flying out till 11:30. We sat at the airport all night for a few hours and then They offered all of the passengers $100 vouchers. As we went to get our $100 vouchers they said our flight was canceled it would be too late for us to leave from Colorado to Vegas when it landed so they said they Can re book us. They rebooked us to fly out of San Antonio BUT they split us up and we all are having to arrive at separate times ranges from early morning to late afternoon. We lost a night of a hotel we had already paid for because the hotel wouldn’t let us save our night for another one. We missed the wedding we were going for and one of our friends was stuck without a hotel since we wouldn’t get there till the next day to check In for her since it was underneath one of our names. Very disappointed they did a horrible job in accommodating us for the horrible experience we had. The lady said it’s out of her hands and we can either re book or leave it alone. Southwest Airlines has done nothing to make us feel like we didn’t lose out on time, hotel money and food and our friend was left stranded alone in the Vegas airport for a whole night.

✅ Trip Verified | We flew Southwest with a connection through Phoenix to San Antonio on March 20th. We boarded in Phoenix and weather in Texas caused a delay of over two hours. The staff was nothing but accommodating. Obviously they can't control the weather. Besides being polite and accommodating when we did finally get going they gave the entire plane a free drink service and then we woke up to find a 100.00 coupon in our emails for future travel. Southwest puts the ridiculous budget airlines to shame and will be our first choice whenever possible.

✅ Trip Verified | Austin to Phoenix. Our 7:15 a.m. flight was cancelled about an hour in advance, and the next available seats were the next day at 1:30 p.m. Southwest does not go the extra mile to help you reach your destination; they are not willing to work with other airlines, even when the responsibility for a canceled flight is on them. It’s unfortunate that the best they could manage was a 30 hour delay. My husband and I were planning our anniversary trip for months, and due to Southwest’s operations, we essentially lost two days of travel. Will not be a repeat customer.

Not Verified | I thought I had left early enough to get to the airport on time, but I grossly underestimated how long things sometimes take for parking, checking bags, etc. My original flight was supposed to leave at 5:30, but I had just gotten started getting my bags checked at 5:15. It wouldn't let me verify my flight in their system, but within a minute or so the employee had asked if I wanted to be rebooked on another flight at 5:50 going to the same place. So very quickly I went from disaster to incredibly happy, and the rebooking was free of charge. I thanked him, and even still managed to get a good seat on the first flight. Very nice gesture that my late but very much appreciated!!!

Not Verified | Las Vegas to Oakland. Never flown Southwest before this trip to the USA. Overall rating would be quite good, save for their seat policy. In Europe or Asia I've flown low cost airlines which, (sometimes for a small premium fee), allow you to choose your seat in advance. With Southwest you are only allowed to pay a, substantial, fee to be among the first to board, but with no guarantee about the seat. Should they allow seat reservation for a normal fee they would make a big improvement in what already is a good airline.

✅ Trip Verified | Dallas to Denver. Watched staff let all of A and B class take on more than one bag then forced people in other classes to stow all baggage regardless of their willingness. The agent was very disappointing in her response to why my single bag had to be checked while other were allowed to bring two or even three bags. She simply lied and said that didn’t happen them started saying sir over and over in a condescending manner. I finally just walked on the plane no ticket for my bag no idea if I’ll ever see it again. Why can’t I have a ticket for my single bag that I paid to bring on to the plane? Extremely condescending employee. Very unhappy customer.