Southwest Airlines New Routes Accidentally Recreate The Exact Same Cities That Were Already Connected Before, Customers Unimpressed
In a move that has baffled frequent flyers and inspired a new wave of online memes, Southwest Airlines proudly announced their latest "bold expansion" of new routes, only for eagle-eyed travel enthusiasts to realize the additions are literally just the same cities they already served, but with slightly different layover times. "We're thrilled to connect Burbank to Burbank via an unintended three-hour tarmac tour in Phoenix," said one corporate spokesperson, as passengers took to Xitter to share screenshots of "new" flights that are functionally identical to the old ones. The airline has since rebranded the initiative as "The Circle of Life, But With More Peanuts," and memes are flying faster than those doomed connections.