The Untold Truth of Southwest's Implosion | Corporate Casket

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Blair Zoń

Documentary, Education, Business, Society & Culture

4.4 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Get a 60-day free trial at https://www.shipstation.com/casket. Thanks to ShipStation for sponsoring the show! Welcome to the Corporate Casket, a semiweekly series where bad businesses go to die. We will discuss any and everything from bad charities, terrible CEOs, and businesses that have a lot to hide. Everyone knows to expect delays and traveling headaches during the holiday season. It’s just what happens when thousands of people fly at the exact same time all across the world at the time of the year when the weather is an especially terrifying factor. Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/iilluminaughtiiSources: https://pastebin.com/M5xVvkHf Writers/Researchers/Helpers: Ali Z-B This episode was edited and mixed by: G. Thomas Craig Album cover art created by: Betsy Primes Intro Song Credits: Trauma- Will Van De Crommert Outro Song Credits: Electronica Punch- Oleksandr Koltsov Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	T'was the southwest disaster and all through the country people waited in airports after spending their money.
0:14.6	They waited and waited and hoped to arrive at their destination without a surprise.
0:20.8	But alas, when the announcement came out, they were riddled with terror.
0:24.6	This was the nightmare of Christmas, and there had been a major error.
0:29.5	All the flights had been grounded.
0:31.0	No one shall pass. Fingers were pointed. It was the fault of the brass.
0:34.8	On Southwest, on Delta, on United, on Spirit.
0:38.4	F you'll sleep in this airport. Sorry, I really couldn't resist doing just a little holiday rhyme to describe what a disaster this actually was.
0:51.0	You've got to find fun in Southwest cancelling
0:53.2	thousands upon thousands of flights to keep from crying, especially if you were
0:57.0	one of the poor souls who were doomed to wander the halls of an airport four
1:00.6	states away from home. From Christmas to just after New Year's,
1:05.0	the airline was in complete disarray.
1:07.0	People who came in to see their parents, families, or friends,
1:11.0	or just go on a well-deserved Christmas vacation,
1:13.0	were instead met with mass confusion and disappointment.
1:17.0	Everywhere you looked, you were surrounded by bags of those who had been left behind.
1:21.0	People were waiting for their flights, spending thousands on hotels, or were trapped
1:25.1	sleeping at the airport. Trying to get on a southwest plane was like attempting to win the lottery,
1:30.0	virtually impossible. And even if you were lucky enough to get on that plane,
1:35.0	that didn't actually mean you were going anywhere.
1:38.0	Oh no, they were just playing a fun game with your emotions.
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