Kathleen Angeli sent a message to Gary C. Kelly Chairman, President, and CEO, Southwest Airlines Co. - email address that said:
Dear Mr Kelly,
I am so disappointed with Southwest Airlines and how they treat their customers. I am a single Mom who saves all year to bring my daughter back to visit my 87 year old Mother in NJ. Last year when I flew out it was on the day the systems crashed. I had to use my spending money to buy a one way flight on Frontier. It took me days to get in touch with Southwest. They reimbursed my one way flight which didnt cover my Frontier flight and gave me a $200 voucher. This year I am flying home once again. I found out there is a 50th birthday party for my younger brother 3 days after my departure date. I called to see if I could extend my trip for a few days. I was informed by multiple people that the voucher expiration is 2 days prior to when I would like to depart and there is no way this can be changed unless I wanted to purchase two new tickets for $600. Again, they stated that no one could help me.
The rep I spoke to today on the phone did inform me that she could reimburse me for the Frontier flight I purchased last year. That was news to me since I had emailed and spoken with multiple people and not one person offered to do that.
For a company that focuses on taking care of the customer, it is so disappointing to see how they treat people.
Thanks you so much for listening.
Warm Regards,
Kathleen Angeli
