Unless it’s international (or private), I will never not fly Southwest again. Y’all can hate all you want, but SW is far superior to every other commercial airline in just about every conceivable aspect.
I just went through 2 days of hell with AA out of DFW trying to get to Oregon. Two canceled flights, 2 lost bags, and the better part of 2 days spent (mostly at the DFW airport) later, finally said fuck this shit, canceled the whole damn thing, and booked Southwest out of Love.
Holy shit it was night and day different. Polar opposite experiences…anyone preferring AA and DFW must be a fucking moron. DFW and AA literally felt like a 3rd world country and SW and Love comparatively felt like flying private out of a boutique luxury resort. No cancellations, no delays, no lost bags, the people were nicer, every surface was cleaner, MUCH less crowded, the food tasted better, the air was fresher, the women were hotter.
Okay, so the cattle call boarding thing can be slightly inconvenient, but if you’re halfway competent at all, it’s really easy to navigate. I’ve been flying SW almost exclusively for damn near 15 years and I have very rarely not had an aisle seat toward the front. And if I didn’t, it was my fault.
I’m not saying I’ve never had a problem on SW…delays and cancelations happen. But it’s very rare. Don’t think they’ve ever lost a bag (maybe 1 in 15 years). But I am saying that, with almost zero exceptions, the few times I’ve cheated on SW and tried another airline, there has been some kind of problem. And it’s usually something pretty egregious which is always met with horrendous customer service (if you can even call it that).
Never again. If Southwest doesn’t fly there, I don’t need to go there.