11-24-2007
07:04 PM
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Southwest is catoring to the business class of flyers and I will have to agree with a previous blogger that Mr. Kelly's video was very political.
It seems to me that Southwest has now created a "first class" for their airline and that is Business Plus. Those of us who fly for work or for pleasure are forced to pay the "first class" fare or risk getting a B or C unless we meet their number of flights rule. I like the boarding changes but I think Southwest pushed it a little too far. Keep the boarding changes but change the special treatment Business Plus people get and/or the REALLY frequent travelers receive. If we are sitting at our computer and push check in 24 hours in advance Southwest should be fair and allow us to get the number we deserve.
I have been flying Southwest for work while my fellow employees have been flying another airline because I liked Southwest. I will have to say, I will now be flying the other airline with my co-workers because sitting in a middle seat from Baltimore to San Diego is not worth it - especially if I check in at exactly 24 hours in advance.
I just checked in for my flight from Baltimore to San Diego - paid refundable fare price - and got an A30. I don't like it and this will be my last roundtrip on Southwest.
I am very disappointed with Southwest. Southwest allowed the average person to fly with no consequence of how much you paid, how often you flew and whether you were flying for work or pleasure. The average person, flying for pleasure, paying a fare they can afford can now enjoy a boarding group of C and a center seat.
Of course all the bloggers who fly for business like the new set up - they meet the flight criteria and they get the A-list treatment or they get their "A" boarding group reserved because they pay Business Plus fares. Southwest is now a business friendly airline and they seem to careless about the average flyer.
Lessoned learned: If you want a good seat, a low number in the A boarding group, you must now pay the Business Plus fare.
Just raise the fares across the board and make it fair for all.
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