Originally Posted by
Robert Leach
In the case of the OP, it sounds like the one upcoming trip might work just as well on another carrier, but I would not use that one trip as justfication for bolting to another carrier for everything else.
I think this is precisely right. The issue is, can I (or will I) justify even a single trip on another carrier. That's not a question for you to answer for me, of course, but I am curious if others do. I can't ever imagine using another carrier domestically, for the reasons you and others mention.