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Man removed from flight 'for being too fat'

By AOL Travel, Apr 24, 2013

A Southwest Airlines passenger has told how he was asked to step off a flight - because he is overweight. Matthew Harper, 34, had boarded a flight on Sunday from Midway Airport, Chicago, to...
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Man convicted of groping woman asleep on plane

By Ruth Doherty, Dec 14, 2012

A man has been convicted of groping a woman while she slept next to him on a Southwest Airlines flight. Srinivasa Erramilli, 45, of Aurora, was convicted by a federal judge on one could of...
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Terror as plane carrying 125 people slides off snowy runway

By Roshina Jowaheer, Nov 12, 2012

A Southwest Airlines jet slid off a runway at Denver International Airport after the plane lost control in its last seconds of landing. According to the Daily Mail, passengers on board the...
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Man arrested for 'watching porn and fondling himself' mid-flight

By Ruth Doherty, Sep 11, 2012

A man has been arrested after allegedly watching pornography and fondling himself on board a Southwest Airlines flight. Daniel Drinan, 63, was arrested on Saturday night following a...
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Real-life Bridesmaids? Las Vegas-bound plane diverts after female fist fight

By Ruth Doherty, Aug 25, 2012

A Las Vegas-bound plane was forced to divert to New Orleans after a Bridemaids-style incident occurred on board. The Southwest Airlines flight departed from Fort Lauderdale diverted to the...
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Four flight attendants injured on three planes in one day

By Ruth Doherty, Aug 10, 2012

Four flight attendants on three different planes were hurt and taken to hospitals on Wednesday. Two of the incidents were caused by turbulence, while the other two were the result of a...
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Airline charges customers more than 35 times for the same ticket

By AOL Travel, Aug 05, 2012

Customers are furious after an airline company mistakenly over-charged them as much as 35 times in a website blunder that has cost travellers thousands of pounds. US-based Southwest Airlines...
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Plane returns to airport after 'strange smell' causes flight attendant sickness

By Ruth Doherty, Jun 13, 2012

A Southwest Airlines plane had to turn back to the airport just after takeoff after a "mysterious odour" in the cabin made a flight attendant sick. Airport spokeswoman Joanne Holloway told...
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