Re: When you fly....
Posted: May 23 19, 3:36 pm
FYI, Norwegian is a great airline for low cost long haul flights to Europe, and their planes don't suck.
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I picked Southwest because they normally have the cheapest airfare for me; and I participate in their points so I get free flights. But the last time I flew American Airlines beat their price; by a lot; so I went with them. And next week I am flying American again for the same reason. But...American Airlines planes are not as comfortable as Southwest; much less leg room. And I prefer Southwest's boarding process. I haven't flown Delta in probably 20 years since I was in the military; so I don't really have any input on them. The last time I flew United I got bumped and then my follow up flight got cancelled; so I avoid them like the plague.lukethedrifter wrote:Not sure what the Southwest love is all about. Seldom are they they cheapest for me. They’re fine but nothing special.
Southwest is definitely better on leg room. American actually reduced their leg room on their recent Airbus models...but that is a big secret apparently.lukethedrifter wrote:Leg room is getting ridiculous. If SW provides more at close to the same price i might start looking to them. I’m 6’2”; can’t imagine how uncomfortable it is for a really tall guy.
With southwest you always are on a real airplane. All they fly are 737s.lukethedrifter wrote:Leg room is getting ridiculous. If SW provides more at close to the same price i might start looking to them. I’m 6’2”; can’t imagine how uncomfortable it is for a really tall guy.
I think the price margins have become a lot smaller than they used to be. But, when I was a kid my dad travelled all the time. Probably flew out 20 times a year. I remember going to the airport back when you could still get past security without a ticket to pick him up. My mom's compass would always set off the xray machine detectors. It was always a hassle, but still exciting and what not.lukethedrifter wrote:Not sure what the Southwest love is all about. Seldom are they they cheapest for me. They’re fine but nothing special.
On top of all this, they fly one plane: Boeing's 737. (Recently they've come out and said they'll allow passengers the option of switching flights for free if they don't feel comfortable with the 737 Max when it returns to service though Southwests CEO or someone said they have full faith in the Max/Boeing and will purchase many more). The obvious advantage is all their flight crews are certified to fly all their planes as they only have one type. All their maintenance crew only have to service one type of aircraft. Etc.The Rapid Growth of Southwest
Immediately following American’s cuts in 2009, Southwest Airlines announced it would start service to St. Louis from six different locations, and expand farther in the following year. By the summer of 2010, Southwest had already taken over from American as the largest carrier at STL, as the airline operated 83 flights to 31 different destinations across its network.
Although passenger numbers fell to their low of 12.3 million in 2010, due to the presence of Southwest Airlines, numbers began to rise again, reaching 12.7 million by 2012. By 2013, Southwest had upped daily flights to a total of 95, serving 35 non-stop destinations. These numbers saw St. Louis break into Southwest’s ten busiest cities.
Along with new flights, Southwest has shown its growth with expansion of operations within the airport, re-opening some gates in the D Concourse that haven’t seen passengers since the glory days of TWA. These gates in the concourse went through renovation in the first-half of 2017, with the bill for the changes estimated to have been around $700,000.
Speaking of Austin . . . flying to Austin sucks. Fares always seem really high.heyzeus wrote:SW is the only airline with a direct from Austin to STL.