Southwest Airlines P.R. Fiasco

From CNN Business:

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan released an apology to stranded travelers as the beleaguered airline continues to grapple with what US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has referred to as a complete "meltdown" of the system. In all, Southwest has canceled more than 15,700 flights since winter weather began disrupting air travel on December 22.

To say that Southwest Airlines has a major public relations problem over flight cancellations would be a gross understatement. Industry reports that the airline's system was antiquated and the airline knew that it was. This was years in the making. They chose to pay dividends to stockholders instead of updating their infrastructure, according to other sources.

I think the only flights I took aboard Southwest Airlines was round-trips to Love Field in Dallas last year. 

They really owe customers a lot of money for ruining their Christmas vacations. Winter weather problems are one thing, but having their whole flight system going into "meltdown" is quite another. They need to step up and take care of these people or they can expect a huge class action lawsuit. 

I am glad that I didn't fly anywhere during this holiday season.

Travel The US In A Peanut-Shaped “NUTmobile”

Above, a Planters NUTmobile stopped for fuel at the Jamestown, New Mexico Flying J. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

How would you like to have a job that will put you on the road in a NUTmobile and travel across the country?

If so, Planters Peanuts has the job for you!

From The Dad:

If two of your passions are traveling and peanuts, boy does Planter’s have a job for you. The people at Planters know that the joy of peanuts is something worth celebrating far and wide, and their team of Peanutters is on the job. For one year, the newly-hired team of Peanutters will travel across the country in a NUTmobile – a giant peanut-shaped RV.

This journey will be a trail mix of work and play, combining the excitement of traveling cross-country in a giant peanut with the once-in-a-lifetime experience of acting as a mobile PR team (it stands for “peanut rover” as much as it stands for “public relations” in this case). The nine Peanutters will be divided into three separate teams of three, each of which will travel their own route in their very own NUTmobile for the duration of the year.

To learn more about the job, go here.