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by sethx 3185 days ago
I live in the Netherlands, and have been trying to access the southwest airlines website for months. I've always failed at this, and the website simply blurts out:

Access Denied You don't have permission to access "http://www.southwest.com/" on this server. Reference #18.93643e17.1506590830.9a2c74

I've contacted customer support, and had this brief exchange:

"Well thank you for following up with us! Are you trying to access our website outside of the U.S. by chance? ^Emilia

Yes, i am in the Netherlands. Why would that make any difference?

We've been made aware that some Customers outside of North America are experiencing trouble with http://Southwest.com, and we are working hard to resolve this issue. In the meantime, we'd be happy to help you phone at 1-800-435-9792. While we are unable to book reservations through social media, if you have any questions, we're also happy to help with those through here. ^Emilia "