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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAmerica First: Southwest Airlines parrots Trump--request for priority status over Mexican airlines
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Fuck the skull of Southwest Airlines. I'm not flying their cattle cars anymore.
Southwest Airlines pulled a line from the Trump administrations book in a Monday filing, in which it explained why it deserved landing rights at Mexico Citys international airport before Mexican airlines.
In its filing, addressed to the Department of Transportation, Southwest Airlines asked for landing rights, citing the Trump administrations America First policy, a slogan that was used by American Nazi sympathizers in the 1930s.
According to the airlines filing, Southwest deserves landing rights in Mexico City due to the following:
Not only would this be consistent with the Trump Administrations clearly stated goal to put Americas interests first, but there is no basis for depriving U.S. carriers of scarce MEX slots in order to increase the holdings of Mexican carriers that already have vastly more slots than all eligible U.S. carriers combined.
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A spokesperson of Southwest clarified on Tuesday afternoon in a statement to FlightGlobal that its filing had nothing to do with politics. Instead, the spokesperson argued that, US low cost carriers have virtually no access to Mexico City International Airport, the largest airport in Mexico, where Mexican low cost carriers have nearly 100 times as many flights.
However, the airline did cite the Trump administration specifically in its attempt to bolster its landing rights position.
In its filing, addressed to the Department of Transportation, Southwest Airlines asked for landing rights, citing the Trump administrations America First policy, a slogan that was used by American Nazi sympathizers in the 1930s.
According to the airlines filing, Southwest deserves landing rights in Mexico City due to the following:
Not only would this be consistent with the Trump Administrations clearly stated goal to put Americas interests first, but there is no basis for depriving U.S. carriers of scarce MEX slots in order to increase the holdings of Mexican carriers that already have vastly more slots than all eligible U.S. carriers combined.
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A spokesperson of Southwest clarified on Tuesday afternoon in a statement to FlightGlobal that its filing had nothing to do with politics. Instead, the spokesperson argued that, US low cost carriers have virtually no access to Mexico City International Airport, the largest airport in Mexico, where Mexican low cost carriers have nearly 100 times as many flights.
However, the airline did cite the Trump administration specifically in its attempt to bolster its landing rights position.
Any company that cites Trump is a teabagging outfit to me, one embracing Nazis and White Supremacists!
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America First: Southwest Airlines parrots Trump--request for priority status over Mexican airlines (Original Post)
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2017
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Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)1. If I ever can afford a vacation by plane again,
I'll boycott those mfers.
Blue Idaho
(5,060 posts)2. Southwest is a shit airline
I hope they go BK.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)3. I have never flown Southwest and never will.
Of course I may be in trouble if I discovered that United, delta, Korean air, SAS, Lufthansa made such "mildly" supportI've statements..oh and jalapeño, sir canada...
😅..
Jezzee. What the heck is jalapeno,sir Canada?
Great spell check.
🤗🤗😉
pnwmom
(109,009 posts)4. Could you add a link, please? I'd like to read the whole thing. n/t
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)5. I'll admit I like Southwest
I do like that they give you free checked bags and don't do bullshit 'basic economy" that strips you of everything.
I flew them for one roundtrip and I would again. I liked them better than United.
elleng
(131,202 posts)6. Elaine Chao just approved as DOT Chair.
We'll see how far this argument goes.
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)7. Lol that's going to work well. Not.