Originally Posted by yknot

Southwest! (the original cattle car)
I have to defend Southwest here even though I've flown on them only a few times. They are unabashedly no-frills and you get what you pay for. The FAs are cheerful and have a sense of humor and the flights have taken off and landed on schedule and my luggage has arrived when I did. More than I can say for some of the airlines where I've paid premium prices.