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Old Nov 3, 2008, 1:28 pm
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num1bearsfan
 
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I've been bouncing around the airline industry for quite a few years and one thing that I can say with absolute certainty is that Southwest Airlines is the best airline to be working for by far. You may have a little bit harder of a time getting into Southwest than the others but it's way worth it. Southwest is famous for their fun and easy going work environment, the pay is higher, and the flight benefits are the best..

It sounds like you're primarily interested in flight benefits so here's the run down.. Unlimited non-rev travel on Southwest for employees, spouse, children, and parents. As an employee you'll also receive 16 buddy passes per year which allow for free non-rev travel for anyone, you can give these to anyone you like. If you're not married, you can elect a "companion" to receive 4 free round trips per year. Southwest also has probably the most expansive reduced rate employee travel networks in the industry.

ID 90 with all airlines listed below --

A
Aer Lingus Irish Airlines (EI)
Aeromar (VW)
Aeromexico (AM)
Air Canada (AC)
Air Canada Jazz (AC*)
Air Creebec (YN)
Air Europa (UX)
Air Europe (PE)
Air France (AF)
Air India (AI)
Air Jamaica (JM)
Air Marshall Islands (CW)
Air Mauritius (MK)
Air New Zealand (NZ)
Air Pacific (FJ)
Air Sunshine (YI)
Air Tahiti Nui (TN)
Air Tran Airlines (FL)
Air Wisconsin (ZW/US*)
Alaska Airlines (AS)
Allegheny Commuter (US)
Allegiant Air (G4)
Aloha/Island Air (WP)
American Airlines / American Eagle (AA)
Astar Air Cargo (ER)
Atlantic Southeast (EV/DL*)
Augsburg Airways (IQ)
Aviateca (GU)
B
Bahamasair (UP)
Bering Air (8E)
British Airways (BA)
British Midland (BD)
C
Canadian North Airlines (5T)
Cape Air (9K)
Cayman Airways (KX)
Central Mountain Air (9M/AC)
China Airlines (CI)
Colgan Air (9L/US*)
Comair Airlines (OH/DL*)
Commutair (C5/CO*)
Continental Airlines (CO)
Continental Micronesia (CS)
COPA (CM)
D
Delta Airlines/Delta Song (DL)
E
El Al Israel Airlines (LY)
Emirates Airlines (EK)
Era Aviation (7H)
Ethiopian Airlines (ET)
Everts Air Alaska (3K)
ExpressJet (XE)
F
Federal Express
Frontier (F9)
Frontier Flying Service (2F)
Funjet Vacation Packages
G
Grand Canyon Airlines (YR*)
Great Lakes Aviation (ZK/UA*)
Gulf Air (GF)
Gulfstream International (3M)
H
Hawaiian Airlines (HA)
Horizon Air (QX)
I
Icelandair (FI)
J
Japan Airlines (JL)
Jet Airways (9W)
Jet Blue (B6)
K
Kenya Airways Ltd. (KQ)
Korean Airlines (KE)
L
LACSA (LR)
Lanchile (LA)
LIAT (LI)
Lot Polish Airlines (LO)
LTU International Airways (LT)
Lufthansa German Airlines (LH)
M
Malev Hungarian Airlines (MA)
Martinair Holland (MP)
Mesa (YV)
Mesaba (XJ/NW*)
Mexicana (MX)
Midwest Airlines (YX)
N
Nantucket Airlines (DV)
Northwest Airlines (NW)
O
Olympic Airways (OA)
P
Pacific Coastal Airlines (8P)
Pacific Wings / Air Nevada (LW)
Pakistan International Airlines(PK)
Papillon Helicopters (HI)
Penair (KS)
Philippine Airlines (PR)
Piedmont (US)
Pinnacle Airlines (9E/NW*)
Polynesian Airlines (PH)
PSA Airlines Inc. (US)
Q
Qantas (QF)
R
Royal Air Maroc (AT)
S
Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV)
Scandinavian (SK)
Scenic Airlines/Grand Canyon Airlines (YR)
Skyways (JZ)
Skywest (OO)
South African Airways (SA)
South African Airways Special Fare
Southwest Airlines Vacations
Spirit Airlines (NK)
Sun Country Airlines (SY)
Swiss Airlines (LX)
T
TACA International Airlines (TA)
Texas River Expeditions (TRE)
Trans States (AX)
Transwede (TQ)
Tropic Air (PM)
Turkish Airlines (TK)
U
United Airlines (UA)
United Parcel Service (UPS)
US Airways (US)
US Airways Shuttle (US*)
V
Virgin Atlantic (VS)
W
WestJet (WS)
Wings of Alaska (ASB)

And ZED (ranges from med/low) with airlines listed below--


Canadian North (5T)
Continental Airlines (includes Continental Express) (CO)
Delta Airlines (DL)
El Al Israel Airlines (LY)
ExpressJet (XE)
Frontier Airlines (F9)
Hawaiian Airlines (HA)
Lufthansa German Airlines (LH)
Mexicana (MX)
Northwest Airlines (includes Pinnacle) (NW)
Swiss Airlines (LX)
United Airlines (UA)
US Airways (US)
Virgin Atlantic (VS)



There are also all sorts of way to acquire additional free travel passes on Southwest for your merits, including positive space passes..

I'm pretty sure Southwest's flight benefits are unmatched in the industry, just like everything else.
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