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Two more young women claim mistreatment on Southwest
I officially feel bad for Southwest Airlines. In the wake of the internet ruckus when two young women flying from Florida to California got booted off a round trip flight for what they say was "being too pretty", another two women from San Diego have spoken up and cried foul.The sisters say that they were "unfairly treated and humiliated" on a flight between San Diego and Las Vegas, during which they were apparently "obnoxious and annoying," according to the SW incident report. During one of the confrontations after a flight attendant refused the option to serve them alcohol, one of them allegedly claimed "I work for the TSA and you will be taken care of." The women deny this.
In either a retaliatory or precautionary measure, the women were escorted off the flight upon arrival, after which they were questioned for a couple of hours and released.
What I find most interesting is that they've stayed mum about this entire affair and hadn't even contacted customer service until a few days ago. I think that after the too-pretty-to-fly incident, they decided that it was their turn for the spotlight.
Apparently they're currently investigating legal action.
Check out Southwest Airline's official blog: Nuts About Southwest.
Update: Southwest comments on the fiasco.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Ryan Mar 4th 2008 10:56AM
Nice story, where did you read it? Do you know the names of these women or their contact information?
Thank you!
paul Mar 4th 2008 12:31PM
Yeah, they certainly look obnoxious and annoying. Here's hoping they are banned from the airline.
crambazzle Mar 4th 2008 2:39PM
I went to school with the one on the left and she was an absolute nightmare! Always after attention.
John Q Celebrity Mar 4th 2008 8:06PM
Well, in my humble opinion, I hate it when chatty girls are loud, rude or obnoxious on a plane. I do not doubt for one second that these girls acted like that, seeing how they dress and do their hair leads me to believe they are definitely fitting the profile of their accusations. I think that if any lawyer were to take their case, they would end being disbarred simply because these 2 girls would sound like the epitome of rich snobby legally blonde idiots up on the stand. I have no remorse for these broads and would hope that more flight attendants have the nerve to stand up to these dimwit little prissy's...again, this is all just my opinion!
Cindy Mar 4th 2008 8:36PM
I saw these two on tv the other night. They obviously were obnoxious, using foul language on the flight, and I, for one, would congratulate the airlines for banning them. By the way, they need to get over themselves, they are 'cute', but not enough to draw overt attention other than their immature behavior on that plane.
doc Mar 4th 2008 8:39PM
actually, these 2 are fairly ordinary looking as well
Lori Mar 4th 2008 8:46PM
Let them perform community service with UGLY people, so they can get over themselves.
deb Mar 4th 2008 9:24PM
Oh goodgrief.This is getting ridiclous.
BH Mar 4th 2008 8:49PM
If only they were actually pretty. They're ok, but certainly not jealousy-inducing
Marguerite Mar 4th 2008 8:56PM
I'm going to sue Southwest for implicitly saying I'm ugly by never kicking me off.
Yaelle Mar 4th 2008 11:59PM
OMG I was just thinking the same thing!!! lolol about suing for implying that I'm not too attractive to boot off. LOL thats the funniest thing I have heard all day. And I second the comment about them not really being all that attractive. They are better looking than me I admit but not enough to come out & say hey I got kicked off of a flight for being hot. And I'm not player hating as the young uns say.
Rod Mar 4th 2008 8:59PM
One thing I don't understand about these incidents...if they were rude, obnoxious, whatever, why are they escorted off the plane and interrogated for two hours? I mean, I could see actions like banning them from future flights, but it seems to me that interrogation from security personnel is for people who pose security risks. What do you ask them for two hours, why were you being rude?
Patrick Mar 5th 2008 1:40AM
You ask them about their TSA connection, duh!!
mark Mar 4th 2008 8:59PM
they dont look all that pretty to me
Mark Mar 4th 2008 9:09PM
Pretty? When? NOT in this picture! They look like those two skanks from the movie WHITE CHICKS, and I AM referring to the ACTORS that pretended to be them. When will the TSA put the brakes on letting obnoxious, white trash use our airlines?
mark Mar 4th 2008 9:10PM
yeah, I said it!
Ree Mar 4th 2008 9:12PM
What makes any of these girls/women think they're "too pretty". True, they're not painful to look at, but blaming their ouster from the airplane on their being " too pretty " is like that teacher whose lawyer claimed she was " too pretty " to go to jail after illegal sexual encounters with an underaged student. They sure do think a lot of themselves.
Ree Mar 4th 2008 9:15PM
That's a good one. I'll join you. Maybe we can get up a class-action suit.....
Ticked Off Flight Attendant Mar 4th 2008 9:22PM
This sounds like a load of crap. I was a flight attendant for United and had to put up with these sorts of antics many a time. If these two women were acting loud and obnoxious, the flight attendants had every right to refuse serving alcohol. The last thing you'd want on a plane are two loud, obnoxious, drunken broads.... I myself had an incident where a group of young, high school volleyball players (girls) where being very loud during the safety demo. They were not only loud but after I made the announcement that everyone had to have their seatbelts fasten, two actually stood up and were fumbling with their luggage in the overhead! At this point, I stopped the demo, asked them to take their seats and keep it down or the captain would have to be notified and they'd be removed from the flight.
Nowadays, passengers have no respect for flight attendants. They treat us as if we were maids. This is not acceptable. When in the air, we are there to save their butts, not kiss them.
Trees Mar 5th 2008 9:17AM
As a long term airline employee,I RESPECT YOU.I'm in your corner all the way.The solution?Everyone under the age of 30 should go by stagecoach.That'll fix 'em. What say?? Keep up the good work, SWA.