Southwest Airlines cuts back on Covid-19 cleanings to speed up flight turnarounds

Southwest Airlines is throttling back on its passenger cabin cleaning procedures instituted because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The changes -- such as no longer sanitizing seat belts between flights -- will reduce the time aircraft spend on the ground between flights, the airline told flight attendants in a memo obtained by CNN. Deep overnight cleanings will continue.Focus on key itemsThe Dallas-based airline explained the cleaning procedure between each flight will now"focus on a few items -- tray tables and lavatories.

Southwest spokeswoman Ro Hawthorne said crews would conduct a more thorough cleaning process once daily. "Since flight schedules have increased, other areas of the aircraft will be disinfected during our overnight cleaning process, when Southwest Teams spend six to seven hours per aircraft cleaning all interior surfaces," Hawthorne said in a statement.

Nothing like cutting cleaning during a pandemic. Not a good business move. Not at all.

Surely, in aggregate, that can't be conducive to preventing the spread of a contagious disease? 🤔

Time to fly another airline

Oh yeah perfectly normal to put profits before safety

Bad move SouthwestAir

Thanks for the info. Not flying with them then.

Greed! Whoever is responsible for this decision doesn't give a shit about Covid-19, instead is driven by greed and more 'profit' for the bloody shareholders! People, some call them customers, who cares, as long as there are a few more cents to be made, disgusting!

Not flying for a long time!

CNN... If SWA cannot maintain FDC safety standards during a Pandemic for their customer & employees safety, unleash the Lawyers if any passengers or employees are infected... let’s hope no one is...

I would love to watch them fully disassemble, clean, and reassemble the entire aircraft between each flight. Is that an option?

Sally Yates testimony is leaving Obama and Biden out to dry! The former administration was as corrupt as you can get. I am honestly embarrassed to admit that I was a registered Democrat for eleven years

Bad idea until the data proves otherwise.

Money over health! boycottsouthwest SouthwestAir

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Awesome, I won’t by flying SouthwestAir anytime soon with this news. Delta out of SLC only now

Shame on you 😤 SouthwestAir

And it will be a Flight of death without crashing! Fk that airline. 🚫

Gross!

Please don’t do that a few more minutes is not going to make too much difference in flight time. I am shocked they made that public statement. Spend the money and keep Ppl safe that should be their only priority. Not saving time and a few cleaning supplies.

Well, Southwest's whole schtick is about being a low-cost carrier. You get what you pay for.

Yeah SouthwestAir, this is a really bad decision. Putting your customers at risk so you can squeeze more flights in and make more money--we deserve better. When I fly again, I'll choose another airline. Do better, Southwest.

How about roomier seating

I just saw a memo that says BillClintonIsAPedo

Who is flying?

Ewwwwwe

Further proof that profits people in this country. We're so backward in so many ways.

Also thanks paytesla for gifts )))

Yup !! There will only one bottle of Lysol used on each plane and the people have only 12 minutes to get it done! Works for them!!!

This will certainly instill confidence.

like isn't; this the fear that all companies and schools will do? profit over people

So back to normal

The dollar is all in all. It is the duty of all Americans to risk dying for the economy. Those who do, well, there it is.

cnnfakenews EnemyOfThePeople

i flew with SW a couple of times this summer to visit family and they really werent doing much in the first place. might switch airlines now ugh

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