I used to travel to New Orleans from Birmingham at least 3 to 4 times a month. I've only been once since katrina. Someone in an earlier post stated he thought some of us are driving to Atlanta and hopping a flight. Are you KIDDING me?? There is no easy flight to NOLA anymore, it means a drive. 5 hours is just too long to drive regularly and flying isn't a guaranteed 5 hours because of potential delays. Southwest, this was a popular route in the past and would be even more popular now with so much of NOLA's population shifted this way. I don't get it, are you punishing us? I can see no reason that this flight hasn't been reestablished yet. Maybe its a new form of segregation. I used to be a Southwest regular flyer, but now since they abandoned New Orleanians in the Greater Birmingham area, my loyalty is challenged. Adding the Dallas flight when we can get there by two other airlines and depriving us of the only direct to New Orleans just makes no sense.
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