I am A-list preferred, but due to my travel see no reason to go companion as you have to designate a person and that doesn't work for me. In addition, also fly 100% business select. As some were also quite aggressive I also have a son who is permanently disabled, not in ways that you can see however, but he would be a pre-board. On my last flight a man who pre-boarded had back surgery and needed some extra time, then there are the obvious cases and as I stand in line, do not think anyone has an issue with that. On one flight a young man, his dad and brother were in front of me. I typically am A-1 so was behind them. When they got to the bottom of the ramp, the boy jumped up and his brother said he wanted to do it on the next flight. On another, a young couple took the front row (where I like to sit for leg room and bathroom convenience) and overheard them talking about how they are doing this all the time now since it doesn't matter what boarding group they are in as they get on first. I think there are far more abuses than one may realize, but trying to determine who is real and not, unless we can do a lie detector test does present problems. Especially for those of us paying a lot for our tickets. I had one flight attendant tell me that with the low fares, they are seeing more and more folks who might otherwise not fly and would take a bus, do so and with it lack the manners and common sense that once existed on many flights. When I couple that with the drink coupons that are a waste, the wifi that gets slower and slower, the companion that I could go get, but don't see a reason to do so (in my case at least) it does cause one to pause and consider other options. Perhaps a few assigned seats to companion level, business class, A-list and preferred. Perhaps a tag to allow our luggage to be offloaded first. Perhaps lifting the companion level and allowing anyone to travel, and for goodness sake, please get the wifi working so it does not resemble dial up speeds. A gesture from Southwest would be very much appreciated.
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