Just another example of why I don't fly Southwest anymore.
They were great when Herb ran the day to day operations, but they are no longer the "I LUV SWA" airline. As Kevin said many times, it's just a bus in the sky. The quirky airline that as I kid I could fly alone from ABQ to OKC with the 2 hour layover at LUV (when "hot pants" were still the standard uniform), flights so cheap I could impress a date by having dinner in PHX, or making those college weekend junkets to LAS.
They've gone as corporate as American, United, Continental, or Delta without the perks. If Jet Blue ever arrives at DAL, Southwest will be in trouble. They thrived under the protection of the Wright Amendment when it suited them, and then lobbied against it when threatened with competition in the same markets.
I miss the days of Herb.
So long Southwest. Ding.
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