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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel
Not much beats MVP Gold and hanging out in the Boardroom when it comes to air travel.
I will never fly Southwest unless there is no other option and my life would fall apart if I didn't get on their plane. People are such beasts in an airport and on a plane having self selecting seating is a nightmare I am not interested in, especially making connections from smaller airports, as I often do. The whole seating issue is what really gets to me, and though Alaska Airlines charges for bags, not if you're MVP or first class (which is easy to do once you're an MVP). Alaska has also been quite forgiving with my bag weight since I fly to and from Alaska and they get it about luggage and are probably happy I have real luggage and not coolers or cardboard boxes  Luckily everywhere I have lived has been served by Alaska/Horizon and Southwest is either not an option or an expensive one. Had a few shady experiences with delays on American and United flying back east and to the midwest, but even Alaska serves major cities in those areas and I can avoid feeling like a herded animal. |
Yep, I can fly pretty much anywhere now on Alaska or one of their codeshare partners. And Alaska has the best airline partners. Southwest is usually more expensive flying out of Seattle, and I'm with you - I hate the unassigned seating; the chaotic check-in, boarding and seating process; RUDE flight attendants; and messy planes. I like that SWA has an all-Boeing fleet, but so does Alaska, and Alaska takes way better care of their planes. I don't trust SWA maintenance, especially knowing how much those planes fly.