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Southwest Airlines Pilots Are Fed Up — and They Aren’t Alone
On Wednesday, Southwest Airlines raised its dividend 33% and launched a new $2 billion share buyback program at its annual meeting in Chicago. Outside, hundreds of Southwest’s pilots picketed the meeting. Pilots also picketed at Chicago’s Midway Airport, where Southwest Airlines is the dominant carrier. The pilots are frustrated by the fact that they still haven’t reached a new contract deal with Southwest, four years after the previous contract became amendable. (www.facebook.com) Plus d'info...
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So the airline that started peanuts expects more than peanuts? You know what pisses me off? Southwest comes out offering peanuts with cheap prices. Then consumers expected first class service for peanut prices. If Southwest can get away with peanuts, why do the majors get crap for not offering meals for the same price, if not cheaper? Southwest completely ruined the industry.
The original premise worked, until the majors started undercutting them
