Southwest Airlines New Routes Literally Just Fly You in Circles Around Your Hometown, No Layovers? AITA for Thinking This is a Scam Instead of Innovation?
San Antonio, TX – In a press release that somehow made 6.7 million people simultaneously roll their eyes, Southwest Airlines announced its "bold new strategy" for 2025: launching 12 "new routes" that, upon closer inspection, appear to be just the same old routes but with a "slightly more aggressive" safety demonstration. The airline claims the new additions, including the Dallas-to-Dallas express and a Chicago-Chicago-loophole flight, will "dramatically improve boarding efficiency." Translation? They want you to do the conga line directly into the jetway. TL;DR: You’ll still pay $50 for a checked bag and a single peanut, but now you get to see the same TSA screener’s face twice because your flight is just a glorified lap around the airport. What a time to be alive.