and completely in keeping w the individual's screen name stereotype :/

as OskiBear indicated, WN may have (I won't go so far as to say "should have") a place on any U.S. traveler's list of options ... it may not be high on said list, but just because someone doesn't have it on their list AT ALL doesn't give that individual's opinion any more credibility or value than, say, mine (I've willingly taken a total of eight WN flights since Dec 2014, because they were the right options in terms of price and convenience, and I didn't care about my DL/AS/AA/UA loyalties and benefits on those three trips)


that aside, lots of good advice for the OP so far ... props to segments, Athena53, fraser, bitterprofitt, badenoch, darthbimmer (Go Big Red!), and BearX220 for some good insights