Midwest Airlines = Garbage Airlines

[T42YS]

Amirite?

They just delayed a 5:30 am flight from Minneapolis to Milwaukee three hours because a flight attendant(!) is sick. Jfc, just give me a skirt and a script for the safety shit and ill serve some drinks and get us in the fucking air. I didn't wake up at three in the goddamn morning for this shit. Hell, ill fly the fucking plane. I used to play flight simulator all the time and had a stunningly successful 40% non-crash rate. honestly I'd rather just put on my amish pants and ride horse-and-buggy style. Fuck you Midwest, and fuck you Thomas the tank engine for not having trains from Minneapolis to Kansas City. You smug son of a bitch.

[RandytheHelpfulPineapple]

Re: Midwest Airlines = Garbage Airlines

It seems like all the garbage airlines have a monopoly on direct flights between non-hub cities (Minneapolis, Milwaukee, KC). I'm not looking forward to my trip on AirTran in a few months, but it's the only way to get to SFO for under $200.

[ICThawk]

Re: Midwest Airlines = Garbage Airlines

I actually really like AirTran. I have flown them more than any other airline for the exact reason you mentioned. The way I look at it is the big airlines suck just as bad. There are just as many delays, and problems, they just have more flights so the % that effects you is much smaller. And you are paying for that % with your higher ticket price. I'd rather pay a lot less and go in expecting something to not go right and be pleasantly surprised, than pay double the cost for slightly better odds.

Now, the 3 hour delay is BS.

[UB]

Re: Midwest Airlines = Garbage Airlines

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It seems like all the garbage airlines have a monopoly on direct flights between non-hub cities (Minneapolis, Milwaukee, KC). I'm not looking forward to my trip on AirTran in a few months, but it's the only way to get to SFO for under $200.
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Although it may not be finalized by the time of your flight, as of this morning Southwest is planning on buying AirTran.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/27/news...dex.htm?hpt=T2

[WavetheWheat]

Re: Midwest Airlines = Garbage Airlines

Chocolate Chip Cookies are delicious.

[samandbendrivemetodrink]

Re: Midwest Airlines = Garbage Airlines

Midwest is one of two airlines that flies direct from Seattle to KC so we use them a lot. I agree that when it comes to delays, they stink. Specifically, it's their lack of communication about the delays that blows.

That said, their cookies usually make up for it.