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Janet and other posts like hers Have you went above the spped limit at all in the last week. Shame on you for being to greedy to speed and not think of anybody else on the road LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... View more

Not to offend most oy you. But most of you are complete idiots. Faa rules are above and beyond what is required. They are like that in case of a small mistake, no harm down. It missed one check. Just 3 years ago the rule did not exist. Southwest has NEVER had a plane crash. They have one of the best safety records. Belive it or not the airline care about safety as much as you do. If Southwest has a crash that was theri fault do have any idea what that would do to there 34 years of profit. Not to mention due to the slowing economy. I love Southwest and will contiune to fly them. Oh yea have you ever noticed back a year ago in Kansas City during an ice storm. Some other airlines flew. Southwest canceled all there flights to kc th at night. I live in KC. ... View more

Gary, Thank you for asking for opnions. My name is John Zimmerman. I am about to go to Central Missouri State university. I am going to be a pilot. I attended your open house on june,10,2006. My passion for Southwest is strong, and hope to become a member of the Southwest Family and Culture. I NEVER flown on any commerical airplane except Soutwest. I loved the old new boarding pass system. First to checkin first to board no camping out in lines. I fly 9 roundtrips a year. Its puts a distaste in mouth now than I am or at least feel the I am being pushed away. I give you the best advetising there is word of mouth. I still think you are the best airline. I have been so loyal there was one time I changed flights and because of the flight change there was a sale that would have saved oh about 20 dollars, because you know you book at the current avaible price What did I do? I selected the fun fare instead of the internet one way and paid 8 dollars more.I did that because I felt bad about changing my flight on you 23 days in advance. When I am waiting at the gate and people are complaing(which did not happen often I defended you (southwest) and the employees. I feel sad that this is my reward for my loyality. I understand that you need to make more due to fuel. I for one would support a general fare increase instead. Ok 15-30 dollars higher a ticket fine . Maybe you could reward the people who fly 32 one way say a discount not offered to the general public? But again I love the concept of A1 A2 A3,etc. I just dont like the new business select or a-list. Oh yea by the way the new fare system is great. However I can see why people think fares are increasing. Problem with that is they dont see the red unavalable on the website. I checked prices on the 3 flights that I have booked now, and belive it or not they were the same if not lower. Thanks for your time gary, John Zimmerman P.S I am hoping to have a good experiance with this system on December 17 ... View more

Liz Wolf Spada They are the same fare. We just dont see the red anavaible. There also might not be a sale. I booked my short hop flight from kansas city to chicago. I paid 182. back in december now it is 18 dollars less. Trust me the fares have not risen. ... View more

I have talked to a friend who has flown since this happened. I dont think it will be All that diffrent. I dont see the fares have risen. If you rememeber the old system the was the refundable anytime fare that is the new Business fare. The business select fare is a new tier about 15 to 20 dollars higher. If you remeber below those were restricted fares, advance purchase, fun fares and if avialble internet one way. There was NO DIFFRENCE between what those fares offered except price. The wanna get away fare is the lowest. now if tyou are tring to book a flight and the wanna get away fare is high. Remeber that is is the lowest of those fares. Remember the dreaded red unavailble? You just dont see it now. I went to look at pricing. I have a trip to Chicago and a trip to Columbus , and plaling a trip to vegas in april. Guess what? Chicago total would have been 18.79 cheaper After taxes. Columbus ohio was 353. MCI TO CMH. Last year i went to vegas after takes for about 230 now it is 194. Guy and gals these fares have not risen. We just dont see all the unavailbe. The only thing that has changed it how we see the fares. Wanna get away shows all of them. Internet one way gione then it shows fun fare those gone it show restrcted thats gone it then show advance purchase. I dont think the boarding is going to be that big of deal. The people who Are "A-lister are the ones who checked 24 hours in advance and camped out in lines 1 hour to 2 hour before flights. My friend checked in 24 hr in advance and got A37. Remember unless you get C you wont get stuck in the middle. The people who already get c in the old system will contiunes to get c . B is not the end of the world. so i am going to give them a try. Southwest has one of the safest records. They allow people to change without penelty. I am loyal and will still be loyal. Think of the a-lister. They fly so much and always camped in line or paid someone else to check them in right at 24 hours. I would get tired of that if I flew that much. By the way I dont. I fly about 9 round trips a year. I will check in 24 hours in advance and enjoy my high A or low B seating. As far as the freedom rapid award. They added something and did not take it away anything. The program works the same as before except they can trade 2 for 1 pass that book them if 1 seat is empty. Now if you were flying to vegas and needed to book within seven days of the flight I would have to pay the refundable anytime fare or now the Business fare of about 600 dollars (MCI to LAS) The lowest advance far about 210. If I use two roundtrip awards I the value of that is 600 or 300 for each one. That new system would have saved me 200 dollars. Under the old system the max value of the ward would have been 210. On another note I belive this is a way of rasing pricing but not rasing them for the common folk. The higher cost of fuel is being paid for by those people who pay the little extra over the business fare. The rich folks are paying are ticket prices while keeping our prices down. Sorry for the long post but I put alot of time trying to figure out the motivation at the people in dallas to do this. I think I did I good job of reading between the lines. ... View more

I thnk it would eb nice to know the number of changes. How many business select. How many alisters on a flight. Does the averge joe start at a40 or b1? balparking? ... View more

Hello, I want to resend what I said earlier. I love SWA and will still fly them. I like everything the did except the a-listers. Business select should get first boarding. I fly 3 times in decemeber. I guess I will hold off judgement until then. john Zimmerman ... View more

I flew Southwest for the first time two years ago. I have not not flown anyone else since. Yea I only fly 9 times a year. I loved the idea of the new boarding pass system. Except the fact now the entire A line if for higher paying and the a list. So tell me as a person who books in advance why would I not choose another airline with assigned seating and pick my seat. I feel sad I loved Southwest airlines. i talked it up to everybody.. I am canceling my rapid reward visa and moving on. Good-bye Southwest John Zimmerman ... View more

Hello Bill, The is a question sort of related. When you change you flight reservations at least 14 days in advance even though there is no penelty does it hurt the airline? Thanks john ... View more