Austin Skinner

I play guitar and sometimes sing.

[Austin Skinner @austinskinner]

@NESpower @WKRN heard an explosion then power was gone, now it’s back but weak

[Peace Amadi, PsyD @ItsPeaceAmadi]

Looks like there’s zero reason to fly @SouthwestAir now. Your one real perk was the free checked bags-your prices aren’t cheaper, your planes aren’t nicer, & your coke products are often flat. Like please w/ a straight face tell me why we’d continue to be loyal to yall? Bad move.

[Greta Van Susteren @greta]

This is a dumb idea: now everyone will do ALL carryon where there is limited room and it will slow down boarding the plane and getting off; they should charge for carry on so people check bags https://t.co/DvOgYdgWAx

[David Slotnick @David_Slotnick]

Southwest, for decades, saying its core to their identity and the main reason passengers won’t defect to other airlines: “Bags fly free.”

Southwest when an activist investor comes knocking:

[Brandon Pope TV @BpopeTV]

Southwest Airlines is getting rid of its two free checked bags. End of an era. Really the only thing setting them apart from other airlines.

[Zach Griff @_ZachGriff]

Woah: @SouthwestAir is going to start charging for bags beginning on May 28 🤯

Never thought I’d see this day. Select elites and biz passengers still get 2 free bags.

Basic economy and other more punitive changes are also coming soon.

The Southwest of yesteryear is dead.

[Melech. @MelechThomas]

BOOOOOOOOO 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅 @SouthwestAir why would you change the one thing that made you all different from other airlines? This is going to backfire.

[FIGHT BACK MEDIA NETWORK @rbmshow]

After 54 years even @SouthwestAir has decided to abandon loyal customers. All while asking for loyalty from those very same customers. To the new board members at SouthWest Airlines, screw you.

[Austin Skinner @austinskinner]

“Bags fly free.” Not anymore. Fire that “leadership.”

[Cryptid Politics @CryptidPolitics]

TERRIBLE business decision by Southwest Airlines to start charging for checked bags.

It was one of the only things that differentiated them from the other airlines.

[Matthew Gaylor @MatthewGaylor]

Unless no other carrier has a non-stop flight to where I need to go, there’s 0 reason to fly southwest going forward.

Delta, American, Alaska, etc all have similar pricing, and are better airlines after these changes.

[KDub 🤎 @AsToldByKristen]

That was a nasty move for Southwest Airlines. They even could have dropped the free bag allowance down to 1 . But snatching both free checked bags is just greed.

[TB🤴🏾 @TevonBlair]

baby who is southwest trying to impress???? no sky lounge, no tvs, 90 percent of flights don’t have outlets but you think it’s okay to charge for bags after almost 60 years? I let yall slide with that assigned seat policy but now this? get your shit together.

[RRJ ✍🏿 @rjord926]

Southwest Airlines has literally become the worst airline now. Four years ago, Southwest was the airline I flew on when I moved across the country to start my life anew. I had two free checked bags and no assigned seating, however today you wouldn’t have any of that.

[Hingle McCringleberry @Jalexandria22]

Everything I used to love is unusable garbage now. Google, Southwest Airlines, tv streaming, online shopping - greed is destroying literally EVERYTHING

[Big Mic @BigMicRadio]

Wow... first @SouthwestAir gets rid of its unique seating model, then they drop their points accrual rate...and now NO MORE FREE BAGS!? Every single thing that created your culture and unique status has now made you a cousin of Spirit Airlines

[Stella’s Brother @jussmagg]

There’s literally no reason to fly southwest now. The bags were literally the only advantage they had

[Dr. Neighborhood Publicist @nhoodpublicist]

Private equity is destroying every single business. Southwest getting rid of the things that made them stand out from the competition is going to backfire

[Barry Forrest @bforrest30]

Well, Bob @Southwest Airlines, since I'm going to have to pay for legroom, and preferred seats, and a checked bag, and probably have to fight through "gatelice" I might as well fly with a carrier with more direct flights and saves me time. Y'all no longer have a differentiator.

[No Relation, Esq. @TheCosby]

Southwest could have raised ticket prices and kept “bags free”. They missed the mark with this one and the damage to good will may not be recoverable.