The General Director of the Southwest collects debris and serves snacks while flying

In width Interview with the New York TimesOf course, he revealed his flying habits, talked about the final decision of the policies that lasted from the Southwest to the end and shared the legendary Kofounder Herb Kellher.

Jordan said he preferred the window seat, but he sits in the aisle while flying to work, and flew to work to work on the cabin.

“I serve snacks. I get garbage. Then I sit in the cockpit and talk to our pilots in the cockpit” Time. “I don’t want to creep on people, so I tend to sit in the aisle so I can go out and make it out.”

In fact, it is seldom wears a vest or polo shirt because it is seldom to work with the staff. Suits are usually separated for meetings with Washington, DC or MPs or other officials.

Jordan suggested that even useful habits are extended to the ground.

“I want to go down and empty the bags. It is very difficult to empty the bags and get into a suit of the plane with a suit.

CEO also discussed reactions to the southwest Decision last year To end the famous open seating policy and charge for premium seating, as well as the pivot sharp in this year Back to scale “Bags Fly Fly” policy.

“I know that they are not happy and many are happy, many are happy,” Jordan said. “Sometimes people should continue to talk about what you don’t understand. I think people know where we are going to do so. You need to play with this change when the change is difficult.”

He has been to the southwest and has passed to new politics over the years and has acknowledged that “a little catch” with other airlines.

However, the activist rejected the management by the shareholder Elliott Investment ManagementLooking for a skeyup in the airline. Airline Revised the board last year But Jordan kept as CEO.

Jordan also reminded that he started in 1988 when he was the General Director of Kelleher and met on the first day.

In 2019, when Kelleher thinks of great changes in the southwest of Kelleher today, the airline responded with some recommendations that the airline received from the coffee.

“It was one of the grass plants No. 1, ‘If you do not change,’ If you die, ‘” Jordan remembered. “Herb, did not settle the airway to be on open seating and plastic boarding cards. It was superior to want to be effective. Herb has set up airlines that are different from a service point of view. “