Gary needs to read the Southwest forum more often. A few hours after I posted a newsflash containing, among other information, a description of Southwest's stealth 3% devaluation which occurred four weeks ago, Gary posted about it:

http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea....-less-3-years/

It's a good post, but we most definitely heard it here first. I didn't newsflash the devaluation when our members discovered it because there wasn't anything one could do about it. I just b*tched about it in the discussion thread.

Gary's move to Austin has increased his interest in Southwest from its former level of zero, but Southwest's evident sale-free summer fare policy this year has decreased my interest. Southwest is all growed up and acting in some respects just as badly as its competitors. Their first strike is coming before too long, I'll bet.