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Southwest is the most overrated airline

Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:37 pm
Posted by HeadyBrosevelt
the Verde River
Member since Jan 2013
21590 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:37 pm
-Free checked bags doesn't automatically mean it's a good deal
-Outdated fleet
-Clientele gets trashier and trashier as it becomes the "hip" airline
-Picking your own seat is a stupid gimmick

Good marketing reels in suckers
Posted by Rize
Spring Texas
Member since Sep 2011
15869 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:38 pm to
Do they punch you in the face and drag you off the plane?
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
135116 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:38 pm to
Haven't checked their prices lately but last time I did they were on par, and in some cases, more expensive than UA, AA, and DA.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
97768 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:39 pm to
OT ballers love them some southwest
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
140462 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:39 pm to
Phish is the most overrated jam band
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129047 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:40 pm to
I've never flown SW.


Flying with them this fall. Is it really that bad?

Should I pay the extra $15 for the early bird thing to get an earlier checkin/seating group?
Posted by LSU-MNCBABY
Knightsgate
Member since Jan 2004
24381 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:40 pm to
Last time I flew southwest I paid extra for priority boarding bc I had my son with me in lap.

A1, was the 40th person on the plane bc of all the old people who "needed assistance" who all proceeded to sit in the middle seat of each row.

Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164534 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:43 pm to
I'm a Delta man
Posted by Samso
nyc
Member since Jun 2013
4736 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:45 pm to
quote:

-Clientele gets trashier and trashier as it becomes the "hip" airline



my number one gripe with them

trash everywhere
Posted by Drew Orleans
Member since Mar 2010
21577 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:48 pm to
Wrong.
SW is the shite.
Posted by Jimmy2shoes
The South
Member since Mar 2014
11004 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:49 pm to
Flew SW 2 weeks ago and made it home alive!
Posted by 4cubbies
Member since Sep 2008
50447 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:50 pm to
My husband and I missed out departure to Seattle a few years ago and they canceled our return flight. I'll never forgive them for that... Not that they care.
Posted by I B Freeman
Member since Oct 2009
27843 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:54 pm to
I like the free checked bags because they can load the plane so much quicker. People on the other airlines are trying to carry on too much.

I love pick your own seat. Who I sit by is more important than where I sit.

I like the 737s
This post was edited on 6/25/17 at 5:57 pm
Posted by Grit-Eating Shin
You're an Idiot
Member since May 2013
8437 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 5:58 pm to
quote:

-Outdated fleet

I flew on a SW plane over Mardi Gras that was just produced in January.

That was my first time flying SW & I thought it was great. No complaints here whatsoever.
Posted by stout
Smoking Crack with Hunter Biden
Member since Sep 2006
167673 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 6:23 pm to
Never used Southwest but anything has to be better than my past three trips with American.

Lake Charles only has United and AA so I don't have many options other than driving to Houston, BR, or Laffy every time I fly and that would be a huge hassle.
Posted by DudeK2
Metairie
Member since May 2017
234 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 6:27 pm to
Never had a single problem w Southwest. I'd never fly another airline either.
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
39626 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 6:31 pm to
quote:

-Free checked bags doesn't automatically mean it's a good deal


The bags aren't free. They are baked into the price of the ticket.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
One State Solution
Member since May 2012
55948 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 6:32 pm to
Southwest is the WSMFP of airlines
Posted by dualed
Member since Sep 2010
4717 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 6:37 pm to
SW consistently beats others in pricing. I have flown plenty of times with them and I have ZERO complaints. I've heard way too many horror stories of other airlines to ever want to make a change. I'll continue to choose them until they give me a reason not to.
Posted by member12
Bob's Country Bunker
Member since May 2008
32129 posts
Posted on 6/25/17 at 6:47 pm to
I have not been impressed with Southwest lately. They aren't a bad airline, but I dislike the lack of assigned seats (which makes deboarding slower as people scramble for carry ons), lack of upgrades, and the lack of service in even some domestic markets.

Those shortcomings combined with their increasing prices mean that they are an "also ran" for me. I fly about 70,000 miles a year. Mostly on Delta and their partners (Air France, KLM Royal Dutch, etc.)
This post was edited on 6/25/17 at 6:51 pm
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