I cannot imagine a scenario where a Southwest flight was three times the cost of a Delta coach flight.
Did. Not. happen.
there may also be more to the story.
I have flown X million miles commercially. Folks do sometimes go to the restroom at the wrong times, especially during/ after a delay ... after pushback.
If this guy waited until they were moving on an active taxiway, in motion, then the flight CANNOT legally take off. And just deciding to stop and wait for a passenger is NOT the captain’s choice.
Lots more to understand here.
Tickets bought the day of the flight are typically much more expensive than ones purchased in advance — especially if there was a seat sale involved for the Delta tickets.
I agree there must be more to the story. But, if you purchase a “day of” flight ticket, I can see it being 3x the cost of a ticket bought weeks earlier.
Buy on X fare on delta 4 weeks in advance and then buy a last second ticket on Southwest. If the Southwest flight was even half full I can see the price difference very easily. Delta sells some really cheap flights and Southwest can be downright expensive.
You lack imagination.
I just checked the Delta rates on their website for ALT-MKE. If you book a few months out, you can get a round trip for $186 and a one-way for $102.
A same day one-way on Southwest will cost you $444.
He could have bought the Delta ticket months ago, and had to pay “walk up” prices for the Southwest one.
I think they mean 3x his original fare on Delta. Last minute fares are expensive on almost airlines. I usually fly Delta for my business travel, but recently had to book a same day flight from ATL to SLC - Ended up on Southwest for $900, rather than over $2000 for Delta. Hub to hub for Delta is prohibitively expensive last minute.