<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by andrzej:
Just saw this after I posted my reply. Ofcourse paying customer will have first crack at a seat, that's with any airline. Unless I missed something, what's the problem with that?
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not true with Southwest. your reward ticket is just as good as cash when redeeming a seat. sometimes even better than cash, because a reward ticket can you you any seat on the plane, where sale / promotional fare is limited.