I agree about SWA not being any big savings. I happen to know the cheapest person on two feet (actually, two of them - they should do us all a favor & get married!), and he keeps saying how cheap SWA is.

Then, on the same weekend, he was flying to Pittsburgh, and I was flying to Chicago - his hometown. He bragged and bragged about the fare he was getting - until I got one $10 less. He had a layover, and I flew nonstop, during premium hours. I keep telling him, it's all a matter of timing and knowing your market, but I guess he likes the cattle call approach...

BTW, I fly USAirways whenever possible, due to the amount of people I know who work there. Not that they can get me a discount, but I use my money to support the local economy.

They used to fly out of old Stapleton, but got tired of the traffic delays (caused by weather and - ahem - delays (mostly by old Continental (the Frank Lorenzo version) and United). They won't touch the new Denver airport with a 10-foot pole, either.

They did the same with service to SFO and IAH - delays, plus they had less congested airports nearby at OAK and HOU. They already told DFW to Vaffancul'! and are fighting to dump the Wright Amendment.

SWA does not assign seats... they do assign you to a boarding group, A (1-30), B (31-60), or C (61-90 or until the plane fills up).

Since they fly point-to-point, its not unusual to see thru passengers already seated (and taking the decent seats).

I like American. I dislike Continental. I like United planes but all American tax payers should get a discount for supporting the pensions of their employees.

In general though, Southwest shows cheaper fares to me than the big airlines flying to NY or Cali from Chicago. I've heard if you install their Ding! program, they show even cheaper fares but I refuse to go to that trouble. I also refuse to fly anything but non-stop flights.

For its price, I think ATA and JetBlue were the best. I can't remember anything special about Ted or Song though.

I'm not sure if I can prove it but I really think my flights used to be shorter a few years ago. There definitely was food from what I remember. And I wasn't forced to pick from 2 or 3 ridiculous flight times if I needed a flight. Also, flights are way more packed now than they used to be. I'm not asking for a handjob from these airlines, I just want to get home quickly, when I want. That's all.

-Rudey

Aside from the fact that I have a French Connection in the UK t-shirt myself that says "The best FCUK in town"... And I also have a T-shirt that says "Relax, it's just sex" and a Playboy Bunny shirt...

What if a tiggo biddy woman with an itty bitty shirt with "Goddess" on it was walking down the aisle, would y'all be offended then?

Now that is absolutely true. Timing is everything. But, if you're flying "full" fare, the "low cost" airlines are less expensive.

I feel the exact same way - about kids who may read her shirt.

Okay, I am so glad I read this. I had the same thing happened to me when I was a child. When I was nine, I had to watch it with my parents. I asked mom what happened, why did Baby's father have to go help Penny? She told me she had been shot. I was so confused b/c I didn't recall seeing a gun or anybody getting shot.

Fast forward to the ninth grade band trip where somebody whipped out DD to watch on the bus. I looked at my seat partner and said, "Oh, good, I'm glad we're watching this. Now I can figure out where she gets shot." She looked at me like I had three heads. It didn't take long to figure out why.

/end hijack

Soror, speaking from the viewpoint of one :o :p YEAH - cover them tig ol biddies up!

What's a tiggo?

-Rudey

In our case Rudey, they're gigantic golden mounds that we often squeeze, grab, lick or just rest our heads on for happiness and tranquility.

Stan-
I wish they came ala carte though.....

LOL!

Yeah, I was watching it at a sleepover the first time around and we weren't paying 100 percent attention, so I just figured I missed some of the plot points along the way. I thought Baby's daddy (hee!) just didn't want her hanging out with the bad kids because she might get injured just like Penny did. Or maybe Penny just had some mysterious Poor People disease.

How on earth do you get a nonstop flight on SWA?! I'm sure they exist, but I have yet to hear of one.

BTW, ATA has the oldest airplanes used in the US commercial planes, with JetBlue a close second.

Well, sadly, "clothing that is "lewd, obscene, or patently offensive." is still pretty vague and open to interpretation.
That being said, would she have been punted if the t-shirt said "I am a terrorist and I love to kill people"? Hmmmm........

Amtran (that's ATA's callsign) does have some older jets, but JetBlue has all brand-new Airbus A320s. Perhaps the high utilization rates (asses in the seats, planes in the air) may make these planes look a little shabby. JetBlue has only been around about five years.

Some of the major SWA gateway cities in the Northeast (BWI, Islip, Philly, for example) offer direct service with no stops.

Little trick in the book - choose the flights that use Boeing 737-700 equipment (73G in airline code) - they have much longer range than the -300 and -500. (Easy way to tell a SWA -700 from the older -300 and -500: they paint the underwing flap track fairings orange; many are being retrofitted with winglets.) These longer-range flights are usually flown in the mornings.

Thanks for the info! I fly too often to take an older plane, IMHO. I haven't tried JetBlue yet, though.

Cause we all know what an underwing flap track fairing is....

I'm assuming thats the bottom part of the wing??

-Scary because my father and grandfather had about 80 years of flying time between them (millitary, commerical and private)

No, she probably would have been arrested trying to get through security. Or at least detained and questioned.

Yeah... close enough for gub'mint work... they're also nicknamed 'canoes'.

Don't get me started on 'Whitcomb winglets' and 'Küchemann carrots'... :D

If this Person has NO More sense than this. I would have just thrown Her Ass of of The Plane at 10,000 feet.:)

lifesaver, I have had nothing but great things with SWA!!! DI to KC From Indy, only one to have a B M on flight!

Freedom Of Speach only goes so far. She paid for a Ticket. She didnt pay to act like a Biotch!:rolleyes:

Trust Me LIFe, I flew every other Week for may Years. Hell, I knew some of the Flight Crews better than they knew each other!!!!!

Do Miss TWA though! Drank with some of them on lay overs Didnt say I slept with them, that was Braniff going to TexAss!:D

If the airline doesn't get her, the passengers sure would.

There's a difference in someone walking down the street with an obscene shirt and someone on a plane with one. For one, I don't pay money to walk down the street, but I do pay quite a bit for a plane ticket. Secondly, I can steer my child elsewhere on a street. It's not as easy to get away from something on a plane.

If my child ever sees someone wearing an obscene article of clothing and asks me about it, I'll simply say that it's not an appropriate thing to wear, and that classy ladies would never own, much less wear, something like that.

ETA: I'm with you about kids not understanding mature subjects in movies. As a kid, I watched Grease so many times that I wore the tape out, but it wasn't until much later that I realized what some of those songs were really talking about. And that bar scene in Top Gun where Goose and Maverick are making bets on having "carnal knowledge of a woman"? I didn't have a clue what they were talking about the first few times I saw that film. I had to get a few years older before I understood the humor. ;) :D

For those of you talking about airlines...

Fly Midwest whenever possible. I love them. I get a leather seat and cookies.

Hey, I agree. I flew them from DEN to MKE a while ago and was very impressed.

They are really really great - same prices or better than the other carriers, and you actually get leg room! I've been flying between MSP and MKE a lot and they are the only way I will fly.

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