Technology ConnectionsSep 28, 2023

I propose a new quirky airline to unseat Southwest.

Introducing Midwest Airlines!

The snacks and drinks are all generic, the interior will feature corn motifs, deplaning will be extra slow because of all the saying goodbyes, and the winglets will proudly feature the tagline: "Ope!"

Show threadJohn Siracusa
@TechConnectify I used to fly to the Chicagoland area on Midwest Express airlines. They had metal silverware and freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. Too good for this world, alas.
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Show threadBenRiceMSep 28, 2023
@siracusa @TechConnectify can cookies be freshly baked if they’re microwaved?
Show threadCGSep 28, 2023
@BenRiceM @siracusa @TechConnectify freshly radiated
Show threadScottSep 28, 2023
@siracusa @TechConnectify the first flight I took in my life, they had a smoking section and a non-smoking section
Show threadPete KeenSep 28, 2023
@siracusa @TechConnectify Midwest was a good airline. After Frontier bought them they kept the cookie tradition alive for a few years.
Show threadToolGuy93Sep 28, 2023
@siracusa @TechConnectify And the food was good to great, the seats were comfortable (2x2 on the whole plane) — essentially first class on the whole plane, every flight, every day.
Show threadBartSep 28, 2023
@siracusa @TechConnectify They switched to plastic cutlery after a bad luck run of people playing "throw the knives at the wall" game while in flight. The airline collapsed after that. Some say it was the plastic cutlery, some say it was the aircraft electrics spontaniously short circuiting for some unknown reason.
Show threadStars AboveSep 28, 2023
@bartreardon @siracusa @TechConnectify Rumor has it the aircraft’s AC power outlets were installed upside down and nobody knew.
Show threadSelttessSep 28, 2023
@siracusa @TechConnectify used to love flying Midwest express the smell of the cookies was a pleasant side effect to the chocolate chip cookies