{"id":153,"date":"2011-03-21T06:02:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T06:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/activistfaith\/2011\/03\/thank-you-southwest-airlines-2.html"},"modified":"2011-03-22T17:07:41","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T17:07:41","slug":"thank-you-southwest-airlines-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/activistfaith\/2011\/03\/thank-you-southwest-airlines-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Thank You, Southwest Airlines!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/activistfaith\/files\/2011\/03\/swimages.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-156\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/209\/2011\/03\/swimages-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>This week, Southwest Airlines publicly <a href=\"..\/..\/news\/2011\/03\/southwest-airlines-apologizes.php\">apologized<\/a> for treatment of a Muslim passenger thought to be of concern. While  some, especially in the Muslim community, have condemned the airline\u2019s  action, I for one say, \u201cThank you, Southwest Airlines!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why? Not because of the mistake. Harassing passengers is nothing to  be proud of. What I am thankful for is their apology. Too many people  and corporations seek to ways to make themselves look good even under  the worse circumstances. Rather than seeking to spin the story in their  favor, Southwest did the right thing. They said, \u201cWe\u2019re sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An important observation here is that there will be heat from the  public whether there is an apology or not for wrongful actions. The  question is whether Southwest (or any entity, ourselves included) is  willing to do the right thing or not. They chose to do so.<\/p>\n<p>From my perspective, saying sorry is far better than \u201cBags fly free.\u201d Looking forward to booking another Southwest flight soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>+++<\/p>\n<p>DILLON BURROUGHS is an author, activist, and co-founder of Activist  Faith. Dillon served in Haiti following the epic 2010 earthquake and has  investigated modern slavery in the US and internationally. His books  include <a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Undefending-Christianity\/Dillon-Burroughs\/e\/9780736937023\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Undefending Christianity<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Not-in-My-Town\/Dillon-Burroughs\/e\/9781596693012\/?itm=3\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Not in My Town<\/em><\/a> (with Charles J. Powell), and <em>Thirst No More<\/em> (October). Discover more at <a href=\"http:\/\/activistfaith.org\/\">ActivistFaith.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>+++<\/p>\n<p><em>NOTE: Reposted as this did not post as usual last weekend. Thanks!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Southwest Airlines publicly apologized for treatment of a Muslim passenger thought to be of concern. While some, especially in the Muslim community, have condemned the airline\u2019s action, I for one say, \u201cThank you, Southwest Airlines!\u201d Why? Not because of the mistake. Harassing passengers is nothing to be proud of. 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