Posted in NY Post Southwest Airlines bans robots after humanoid ‘Stewie’ takes a flight May 16, 2026 Dallas businessman Aaron Mehdizadeh took his 3.5-foot-tall robot on a Southwest flight between Las Vegas and Dallas, and two days later, Southwest updated its policy to ban the robots from its flights. https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/us-news/southwest-airlines-bans-robots-after-humanoid-stewie-takes-a-flight/