Ok...we want to hear from you. More specifically, we want to hear your favorite "Southwest-isms" on a recent (or even not-so-recent) flight you've been on.
For example... On a recent flight to Baltimore, the pilot came over the loudspeaker and said, "Ladies and Gentleman, I have some good news and I have some bad news. The bad news is ...it's raining and 40 degrees in Baltimore right now. The good news is...I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico."
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One of my favorites of all time was after a hard landing:
"Sorry folks for the hard landing.
It wasn't the captain's fault.
It wasn't the first officer's fault.
It wasn't the plane's fault.
It was the ASPHAULT!"
I was on a flight home from AUS in March, with a plane change in DAL. One of the flight attendants on the flight from DAL home said as we were just about to the gate, "On your mark, get set..." Then he said when we stopped, "Like your mom said when you're 18, get your bags and get out!" Also, the pilots were having fun too, making funny noises in the cockpit. I could hear them over the PA system.
On a recent flight the flight attendants said "can we have your attention, or pretend to have
your attention. In case you are displeased with our service there are six exits aboard
this aircraft...
On a flight from Manchester to Orlando last week, our flight attendant sang "Happy Trails" to everyone over the speaker as we landed.
My favorite was the guy running up to the Gate Agent crying, "Do I have time to go to the bathroom before the flight leaves?" And the Gate Agent replies, "I don't know, I've never timed you."
On a flight from New Orleans to Houston:
"Your bags will be available on carrousel x. If you do not find them, they will be available in 2-3 weeks on eBay."
My very first flight on Southwest was in 1987 from Phoenix to either Oakland, or SFO...can't remember, but the FA said as we were boarding, "You can pick your seat, and you can pick your neighbor, but please don't pick your neighbor's seat." Only reluctantly have I ever flown any other company since then.
My favorite was the flight attendent over the speaker phone just before take off: "In order to enhance the appearance of your flight crew, we will be dimming the cabin lights."
"There may be fifty ways to leave your lover, but there are only six ways to leave this airplane" is one that has always stuck with me. And jaded frequent flyer that I am, it still made me listen to the rest of the safety announcement.
On an evening flight from OMA to MDW, one of my favorite lines from a flight attendant was this. "We will now be dimming the cabin lights. If you need reading lights, press the button with the picture of the lightbulb and it will turn the light on. Please note that pressing the button with the picture of the flight attendant does not turn the flight attendant on."
Priceless.
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