Originally Posted by
choster
None of the above for me. Southwest doesn't offer redeye flights
fair enough
, doesn't offer assigned seating,
Not a big deal. I prefer aisle seat, and get an aisle seat 99% of the time
doesn't fly to several major airports/cities,
Neither do many other airlines, so?
and doesn't fly internationally,
Of course - they are a US only airline. If you need international, there should be no way you should compare Southwest to other airlines
which to me translates into wasted time-- wasted daylight in an aluminum tube; wasted time in line or trying to check in at midnight from a cell phone; wasted time getting to Manhattan from ISP/Beacon Hill from MHT/West Seattle from... PDX; wasted time flying miles I could have banked towards New Zealand or India.
And perhaps more to the point, for the routes I fly, it's not that cheap. While not as expensive as Jetblue, I've found BWI-xxx-SNA consistently to be the same or even more expensive than on United at the times I want to fly-- Southwest had nothing under $400 this year.
WN fares tend to be cheaper on most flights, and their lack of a change fee means it works for people with last minute plans like myself. I can change flights at a whim and not be penalized. Such flexibility is well worth any other perk for an infrequent international traveler like me.