Originally Posted by
brendog
LCCs don't count as "real" airlines, as their main purpose (Save for WN intra-CA and intra-TX) is to move obese people with large broods between podunk and family-friendly vacation destinations.
I'm not sure why you write that LCC's are not "real" airlines, when WN is the largest domestic carrier in the nation, in terms of passengers enplaned.
Plenty of people ride WN for business, and routes such as OAK-BUR or SJC-LAX are the closest thing California has to the East Coast shuttles (LGA-DCA or BOS).
Also, this "non-real" airline allows two free checked bags and does not charge change fees.
B6 is the largest airline at JFK, and plenty of business travelers use it (including myself). It has arguably the most comfortable coach section in the American skies, and an E+-like section known as EMS (Even More Space) which has up to 38" of seat pitch, the same as domestic FC on most legacy carriers (some have less).
B6 also has one free checked bag and free DirecTV on every plane they fly.
Sure, the LCC's don't have premium cabins or airport lounges, but, otherwise, in many respects their coach product is similar--and sometimes superior--to what you can find on the legacy carriers.