Southwest Revealed NEW Planes and the Internet Is ROASTING Them in the Comments 😬

Disney4me · February 5, 2024

If you’re planning on taking a trip in 2024, you’ll want to keep up with all the latest travel news to stay up-to-date.

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This includes things like making sure you don’t fall prey to this sneaky passport problem, knowing when to book the cheapest flights in 2024, and so much more. However, if you’re holding off your trip until 2025 and you’re planning to fly with Southwest Airlines, you need to know about the new plane design on the way.

Southwest has unveiled the new seats that will be on their new aircrafts coming in 2025! The reviews are in and they’re…mixed.

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New fit check! Introducing our updated cabin design and new seats! You can catch this interior on new aircraft deliveries beginning next year. Not to mention our ongoing rollout of adding bigger overhead bins and in-seat power ports to our current planes!

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And as you can see from the comments on this post, some travelers are NOT having it! One commenter (Kyle) said, “What I’m seeing is rockhard seats.” Another (Katie) posted, “Why not just put wooden benches in? They’d be just as comfy…”

Many commenters on this TikTok are not fans (to say the least) of the way the seats all touch, like bench seating. Not to mention that the back of the seats look like they wouldn’t support your back at all.

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According to USA Today, while the seats will have USB-A and USB-C plugs, there are still no normal outlets.

It’s not all bad news, thought! The new seats feature holders for your personal electronic devices (that can be charged through the plugs).

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And larger overhead bins are also coming to these new planes and will also be added to the airline’s Max 8 and Boeing 737-800 planes in the coming years. It sounds like that means more space for everyone’s carry-ons!

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These changes are a little controversial, to say the least, but we’re going to have to wait and see how they are for ourselves when they launch in 2025.