Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
Every single fare I buy on WN is never a throwaway ticket; I can change or cancel with no BS "we're charging you a fee because we can" fee or "no, this ticket cannot under any circumstances be changed or cancelled".
I'm a long-time UA Plat or Gold who decided that their holistic product was uncompetitive when I had to ask pretty please for them to even send a Gold card. I booked a few tickets on Southwest, and had A-list status surprisingly fast. (By end of March.) I've given the majority of my other flying to Alaska, so I'll qualify for MVP tomorrow. The combination of Amex Plat + WN is pretty golden: lounges at most of the airports I frequent and great customer service from both companies. Alaska tries harder than the other oligopolists, but they'll still get you when they can. I feel like Southwest almost always has my back.