Southwest’s new sustainable carpets are deteriorating quickly on aircraft


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Southwest received a lot of press for outfitting planes with individual tiles that could be easily replaced, but the unsightly frays don’t only look old and cheap; they can trip passengers as well!
Southwest last year made big headlines in the aircraft interiors world when it choose environmentally friendly carpet tiles for its new EVOLVE interior, which is being retrofitted to current 737-700