12-31-01 Southwest Airlines: 2:45 PM Phoenix to San Antonio (continuing on to TPA). Asking for volunteers. Compensation offered was $200 plus the price of your one way ticket. Able to get pxs home same day via LAX.

Made the same offer many times. After we had boarded there were 4 px in the aisle without seats. They made the announcement for any unticketed babies to take their lap seats.

I don't know how they found seats for those 4 pxs, as I didn't see anyone deplane. Southwest didn't sweeten the offer as far as I know. I wasn't interested as I don't plan to fly Southwest very often in the next year.

The lines at the ticket counter and the gates were horrendous on both my outbound and inbound. I spent many hours in line. Makes me appreciate status with Delta. At least that is valuable for something.