Originally Posted by
Packrat
He's quoting an old pilot urban legend that says SWA throws pizza parties for ATC, ground support, whoever and that gets them expedited handling. It's utter B.S. but you'd be amazed at the number of pilots who swear to it.
The rumor in PHL is that SWA bought a flat screen tv for the ATC break room. How else do you explain 30 Airways planes waiting to take off and an SWA plane comes out of nowhere and is cleared for departure first.
Its just business, good business at that