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(Of course, you should know are not exactly correct, as Southwest "offers" EarlyBird nonrefundable charges so non-elite passengers can board a flight earlier and select the best seats - and US Airways offers "Choice Seats" for purchase. And AA will not be out of business - though they may become part of US Airways with the reverse takeover before the courts and Department of Justice.)
Originally Posted by
BubbafromRDU
I fly Lufthansa, BA, United, US Air, Swest and more and NO not all of them behave so badly trying to upsell seats for 25 - 40 bucks a pop. US Air has been great at assigning seats based upon preference regardless of elite status. We all know SOuthwest avoids the <redacted> charges of bags and seats. AA is a crappy airline just nickel and diming hence soon to be out of business.