{"id":370,"date":"2008-08-26T22:36:40","date_gmt":"2008-08-27T04:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andybox.com\/?p=370"},"modified":"2008-08-26T22:36:40","modified_gmt":"2008-08-27T04:36:40","slug":"if-southwest-worked-like-a-newborn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.andybox.com\/?p=370","title":{"rendered":"If Southwest Worked Like a Newborn"},"content":{"rendered":"

As most of you know, Southwest Airlines is a model of efficiency copied by low cost carriers around the world. As the father of a newborn, I am finding a plethora of inefficient aspects of life with a baby. That got me thinking: what would Southwest be like if our 737s operated like a newborn? <\/p>\n

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  1. Our fuelers would load the required amount of fuel onto the plane. Then the Captain would open the dump valve and pour a couple thousand pounds of fuel overboard just after departure. A few minutes later, he would dump another thousand.<\/li>\n
  2. Because of these fuel dumps, the flight would now be short of fuel and unable to reach its destination, necessitating either a midair refueling or diversion.<\/li>\n
  3. On-time departures and arrivals would be a thing of the past. The published schedule would be more of a suggestion. A flight is successful if it gets there at all.<\/li>\n
  4. Instead of going several weeks between cleanings, our planes would need a thorough cleaning after every flight, both inside and out.<\/li>\n
  5. Every passenger would talk on their cell phone at the top of their lungs for the entire flight.<\/li>\n
  6. Both lavs are inop. Always. Hope you brought a really big diaper bag!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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