Originally Posted by Duckouttahere

In early January, my dad asked me if I knew his Southwest RR # because he was heading to "LA" for a conference. I found out later that he was heading to Orange County not LAX or I would have tried to convince him to take Alaska out of Oakland (he hates going to SFO). Unfortunately, he thinks Southwest first because of all the Southwest flights out of Oakland and Alaska doesn't even come into his mind even with my flying Alaska a lot. I don't know where Southwest gets all it's money for marketing but they're certainly doing a great job getting people to think about them first.