News and notes from around the interweb:
- Southwest CEO Bob Jordan says his number one travel rule is never to check a bag. Who’s gonna tell him?
⏱️ TRANSPORTATION MINUTE
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🎯 NOTHING OFF THE TABLETODAY’S EDITION: @SouthwestAir CEO Bob Jordan ✈️
YOU DECIDE:
What snacks should Southwest add to their flights? COMMENT BELOW ⬇️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/ZvM0K026Yd— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) March 17, 2026
By the way this is also the one rule he won’t let his own family break. American Airlines has consistently led in mishandled bags.
- Speaking of who’s gonna tell them?
- Delta’s 20-minute bag guarantee has to be requested within 2 hours, instead of 3 days
- Hyatt’s U.S. growth is coming from cheap conversions in small and midsize cities Hyatt Studios, Hyatt Select and Unscripteds. I guess you earn elite night credit there and can spend points, sometimes low-end hotels offer good redemption value, and it addresses the biggest complaint about the chain which is footprint. Still… meh. (Skift)
- JetBlue leaning into premium.
“Interesting find. When Jetblue initially announced Domestic First in 2024, they planned 8 and 12 F seats.
In today's 8-K filing with the SEC, they state they're planning 12 and 16 F seats.” pic.twitter.com/uKYtVUzyn8
— JonNYC (@xJonNYC) March 17, 2026
- The Onion: Southwest Airlines begins assigning chores (HT: Randy)
- Don’t finish that sentence!
Our flight is at gate C4. My second daughter said “Oh C4! Just like the [muffled sounds of being tackled by her sister]
— Charlotte Lee (@cljack) March 17, 2026
- I’m going to be punished in the afterlife for sharing this:
— AmericaReal (@AmericaReal3) March 16, 2026
Airline executives should be required by their shareholders to not only check all luggage when traveling, but sit in a middle seat in the rear third of the cabin.
I wonder who gets assigned to play Candy Crush.
Welcome to the carry-on-online club, Bob…