Southwest Airlines: Chicago-Midway to Palm Springs (DIVERTED TO ONTARIO) March 2, 2025

A Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago’s Midway International Airport (MDW) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) on a Boeing 737-800. Apart from unexpectedly strong winds, which forced us to divert to Ontario (ONT) after two failed landing attempts, this was a great Southwest Airlines flight. And a special shout out to the pilots and flight attendants, in their usual Southwest Airlines best, who got us to PSP safe and sound. Don't forget to watch my other Southwest Airlines trip reports    • Southwest Airlines: Tampa to Chicago-Midwa...      • Southwest Airlines: Denver to Miami Februa...      • Southwest Airlines: Palm Springs to Denver...      • Southwest Airlines: Las Vegas to Palm Spri...      • Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX: Palm Sp...   0:00 - Intro 0:33 - MDW Action 2:15 - Our plane: N8569Z, a Boeing 737-800, arriving at MDW 3:14 - Southwest Airlines Boarding Process 3:43 - Boarding 4:07 - The Seat, 27F, and Features 5:12 - Pushback and Engine Startup 7:58 - Taxi to Runway 31C 12:13 - Takeoff from Runway 31C 12:53 - Downtown Chicago 13:04 - Climb out over Chicagoland 19:00 - In-Flight Guide 19:23 - Connecting to WiFi 19:37 - SouthwestWiFi.com 20:16 - In-Flight Entertainment 21:05 - Lavatories onboard 21:34 - Cruising over mid America 21:54 - In-Flight Service 22:26 - Working on another Trip Report 22:39 - Rocky Mountains 26:17 - Arizona and The Grand Canyon 30:54 - Beginning our Initial Descent into Palm Springs 32:30 - To Prepare for Landing 33:16 - First Missed Approach due to strong winds 34:44 - Touch and Go due to shift in winds 36:44 - Landing at Ontario (ONT) 37:48 - Passengers Applauding 37:58 - Taxiing to Gate 404 for Fuel 38:24 - Arriving at Gate 404 39:04 - Fueling up 39:19 - Water Service 39:32 - Boeing Sky Interior 39:46 - Fuel Truck pulling away 40:00 - ONT Departures: Southwest and American 40:49 - Pushback from Gate 404 41:48 - Takeoff from ONT 42:58 - Second Initial Descent into PSP 48:11 - Bumpy Final Descent 51:37 - Third landing attempt, SUCCESS! 52:19 - Taxi to Gate 7, Sonny Bono Concourse 54:36 - Gate Arrival 55:14 - Outdoor Courtyard - PSP 56:00 - PSP Airport Exit 56:40 - Outro and Credits