Originally Posted by
PAX62
As a frequent WN traveler and AMX Plat with PP Select...the best part about WN unlike the legacy carriers is that there is rarely a time I need the lounge...or have enough time to go visit.
This. Unless there's an unexpected flight delay with no empty seats on other Southwest flights to your destination, you won't have enough waiting time to make a lounge visit worthwhile. It's rare that I wait at the gate more than 15 minutes before boarding starts.
A few years ago US Airways had a lounge in Terminal 1 at LAX. It was less than a 2 minute walk from Southwest's gates and I had a membership, but I visited the club for only about 10 percent of my trips. I suppose I could have intentionally added time to my trips to hang out at the club and utilize my membership, but that option seemed silly.