On this I agree and for whatever reason it seems CO is willing to let everyone go WNs way. Or maybe CO thinks that people like you will be willing to Stick it to their Clients (not that that is what youd do) since its not them who will be paying out of their pockets for the flight/s.

All too often when a person is flying or staying at a Hotel on their Clients Dime, they will do whatever will benefit them w/o looking out if they could have done it cheaper and saved the Client any $$. Be it from flying WN over CO. Or staying at a Marriott instead of a *W Hotel, to renting from Thrifty instead of Hertz. I guess CO is betting that most people will still fly with them if CO is their preferred carrier no matter the cost, since its the Clients Dime