Southwest Airlines Screws St. Louis Travelers (PHOTOS + VIDEOS)

#southwest #swa Southwest airlines has everything under control in st. louis pic.twitter.com/m4Yeg1Hzem

— William Bailey (@WillAxlBailey) December 27, 2022

I don’t think some folks are aware of just how much Southwest’s operational collapse has impacted travel.

The next day I can book a flight from St. Louis to anywhere, on any airline, is Thursday. Even then, it’s to Dallas and said flight is priced in the thousands. #Southwest

— Max Prosperi (@unaccompflyer) December 27, 2022

Multiple Southwest cancellations. This is what St. Louis airport baggage claim is looking like right now. I don’t think I’m going home today…#SouthwestAirlines pic.twitter.com/eZiSGF4y9C

— — 𝐤𝐭 — (@kripxkeeper) December 27, 2022

To all of the St. Louis-based Southwest diehards, sure, you might have to pay for a checked bag and a seat assignment on American but, hey, you’ll actually see the inside of an airplane. 😉

— Max Prosperi (@unaccompflyer) December 27, 2022

I am still shocked we made it out of STL yesterday.... There was so much misery in the Southwest terminals in both airports. We will see how the return trip goes on Saturday. https://t.co/JVGJJMfpxf

— Tess Thompson (@drtessthompson) December 28, 2022

Cool thread but man we gotta have better answers than "fix it in state court!" I don't want to sue southwest in St Louis County I want the DOT to prevent this from happening in the first place https://t.co/ZpF6NfhZ3p

— Drink Hamms - The Beer Refreshing (@thebeezcapris) December 28, 2022

Here in St. Louis passengers have been stranded since the 24th. We haven’t had high winds or massive snow since last Wed/Thurs the 22/23. I have friends who work for Southwest & the portal they sign into is unavailable bc @SouthwestAir system is old.

— Sofia (@GirlinARedState) December 28, 2022

Well if you lived in a po-dunk city like St. Louis where Southwest has well over 50% share of the flights and that you can't fly any further than Kansas City nonstop, you'd certainly be flying with them again.

— brian bruno (@sluman10) December 28, 2022

Philly's southwest baggage service office says my bags are no longer in the system since it's been so long since my flight was canceled. No one is answering the st. Louis baggage service office. What a fucked up company @SouthwestAir #SouthwestAirlines

— DRay (@cakeamonga) December 28, 2022

Well played sir. I was lucky enough to be booked on a southwest flight out of St. Louis on the 26th. Waited at the gate with a 3yearold for 5 hours. Flight was canceled and our bags went to Minneapolis, we think. They still haven’t located them.

— Charlie Gauthier (@CharleeGeeArt) December 28, 2022

No joke until about two weeks ago, I was supposed to fly Southwest from Austin to St. Louis this afternoon. I am so lucky that my family changed our holiday plans #bulletdodged

— Sam Ritter (@ritter_wx) December 28, 2022

My #Southwest flight got cancelled and I ended up having to hitch a ride with a guy named Enrique in the back of his pickup truck from Dallas to Abiline.From there, I caught a bus to Tulsa and spent the night before renting a car to drive back to St. Louis.

— Piña (@mikePina77) December 28, 2022

I doubt there are any direct routes from St. Louis to any Bay Area airport. One way, short notice, limited stops - forget about it.

Ironic thing is that the one carrier with potential to make this happen would be…Southwest lol https://t.co/ksjXwfBEsM

— scott (@scottfernandez) December 28, 2022

We are getting married New Year’s Eve. Bridesmaid fled in from Denver to St Louis for connection. Had to drive to Ohio from there and all bags were held by Southwest in St Louis. She won’t have her dress for wedding or anything. Horrific!

— OBJ is Home (@seahnMarionizme) December 28, 2022

We just want to be able to get the bags somehow sent. We are even willing to fly to St Louis to get them. Southwest isn’t willing to@budge and is saying they will fly them on next plane to Detroit. She has two kids that are five with no clothes!

— OBJ is Home (@seahnMarionizme) December 28, 2022

American got me to my daughter's in Philly when southwest wouldn't. I'm expecting them to get me home tomorrow. Then I plan on spending all day thursday in line at southwest baggage claim to try to get my luggage from the st. Louis airport. I'll choose American from now on.

— DRay (@cakeamonga) December 28, 2022

While I don’t disagree Southwest screwed over a lot of people this year… If they went under that would be bad for St. Louis.

— Jon Strini (@JonStrini) December 27, 2022

Our Southwest nightmare led us to drive all the way home to Flagstaff, AZ from St. Louis Missouri because we knew it would be days before they could even get us on another flight. Good thing Julian and I trade shifts and we made it home in less than 24 hours.

— pezeater ✨ (@aidi805) December 27, 2022