Originally Posted by
DillMan
Although slightly off topic here in the MR forum, I'd caution you to think long and hard before selecting Southwest. Do you plan to redeem all your award travel for domestic (48 contiguous states) travel? Do you mind always riding in coach? If you answered no to either question, you'll want to look at a legacy carrier (AA, DL, UA, or even US). Even if you plan to save up for a trip to Hawaii or Alaska or if you want to fly in premium cabins for work or vacation, Southwest won't help you there.
Very true about Southwest. It's the airline we use for our business travel, but we never use it for pleasure. Case in point, I have enough points to fly me and hubby to IAD (flying to CDG from there) but I opted to pay $1k to United because Southwest doesn't fly direct. No thanks.
I am turning my Southwest points into gift cards at Best Buy and buying an Asus Tablet Transformer w/docking station for $650! Thanks Southwest!!!