Southwest makes three major improvements in its planes
Last year, Southwest announced that it would invest $ 2 billion in flight influence.
Exciting news for Southwest passengers is on the horizon: the airline deploys a fleet of 250 renovated planes equipped with USB loading ports until the end of the year. The long -awaited upgrade will increase both a traveler flight experience , as well as their safety upon arrival, by reducing the chances of arriving in a foreign city with a dead phone battery.
More obviously, you can also use your technological devices throughout your flight without any problem. It is also partly thanks to the new and much faster Southwest WiFi. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
According to the Guy Points (TPG), a "Boeing 737 of 537 years maximum 8710m recorded" N8710M " was the first plane To undergo new Southwest changes. After a renovation of a month, which included a new layer of exterior paint, the plane is back on the tarmac.
On April 28, passengers on board Southwest Flight WN8725 with service in Long Beach, California, from Spokane, Washington was the first travelers to test the new load ports.
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TPG reports that all seats are delivered with two load ports: a USB-C port of 60 Watts and a USB-A port of 10.5 Watts.
The ports have been made with current load cables in mind, which means three -degree load cables (like those used with an old Mac laptop) and square charging blocks (a teeth) will not adapt. Rest assured, these charging ports work with most phones, kindles and ipads, as well as larger devices such as laptops with USB-C chargers.
"We plan to have around 250 improved planes with power at the end of [2023]," said Southwest Marketing Director Ryan Green at TPG.
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The location of the ports was a key consideration, added Green. He said that Southwest wanted to make the passengers easier to identify the attributed charging port of their headquarters.
"The power will be installed in each seat, in the back of the saddle in front of you-so you don't have to drive out the power outlet behind and under your leg," he said. This is probably good news for those rumored Already on the plans.
So far, the Southwest will only add load cables to its Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
In addition to loading cables and faster wifi, passengers in the southwest can also expect more airspace. The airline has also announced that it would expand these compartments in size to, hope, welcome more suitcases.
