Performance-enhancing Blended Winglets have been added to the fleet of 737-700s, and all new 737-700 aircraft arrive from Boeing with Blended Winglets installed.įlying these days should be considered as an alternative to water-boarding, as far as torture is concerned. Southwest was also a launch customer for the Boeing 737-500 and 300 series aircraft. Southwest was the launch customer for the Boeing 737-700 in 1997. Each plane flies an average of seven, 607 mile flights per day, amounting to about 12.5 hours of flying time.
The average age of the planes in the Southwest fleet is about 9 years. Southwest Airlines serves complimentary coffee, juices, and other cold beverages on all flights. Southwest Airlines does not serve sandwiches or meals, however, you may take something to eat onboard. If your flight is longer than two hours, you will be served a packaged snack. If your flight is less than two hours in duration, you will be served peanuts/pretzels. This model has a total seating capacity of 137 passengers in a single class configuration. “We’re using data science to rank attractions and help match user interests to destination experiences to promote more travel.There are 451 B737s in the Southwest fleet, 232 of which are the 700 series. We’ve created a virtual 3D world to track the flight packed with a feed of thousands of destination videos to bridge this gap," said Duncan Jackson, President of FlightPath3D. "There is a gap between the on-board experience and what consumers are used to with the latest Internet apps such as Instagram, TikTok, etc. Southwest is the launch airline to integrate the new Destination Reels experience. After browsing the built-in lists, passengers may decide to build, organize, and map their own itinerary with the trip planning feature. With FlightPath3D’s Destination Reels, passengers can immediately get a vibe for any destination. This ground-breaking experience for Southwest passengers is exclusive short video destination content directly to our customers as we continue to enhance our customer experience through the various touchpoints in their journey.” “The world's first inflight Destination Reels application is an immersive travel guide loaded with mobile-friendly, short-form videos for all 118 Southwest® destinations. “We are excited to be the launch airline for this Flight Tracker with Destination Reels, delivering the inflight experience captivates passengers with a 3D map of the route and virtual reality views of the flight deck, window, and aircraft,” said Tony Roach, Vice President Customer Experience & Engagement at Southwest Airline, in today’s announcement. There is also a 3D digital rendition of the specific Southwest aircraft Passengers can build their own itinerary, save it, and share it. They can explore destinations based on interests with video playlists such as nature, architecture or photogenic hot spots. The Southwest FlightPath3D map gives passengers flight deck, window views or takes them for a walk on a beach in Miami. The Flight Tracker feature on Southwest Airlines from FlightPath3DįlightPath3D announced today that Southwest Airlines has successfully upgraded to its new inflight moving map with capabilities for augmented reality, short-form videos as well as the ability for passengers to connect the flight journey with their destination.