As long-time loyal Delta Sky Miles customers, we recently switched to Southwest for a Jan. 2010 round-trip flight. The determining factor was price. We feel the new $10.00. Early Bird fee is fair considering Delta charges $15.00 per checked bag in addition to their high ticket charge. We do prefer assigned seating & it's disappointing that it is not yet incorporated into Early Bird. One negative that must be addressed by Southwest: if Southwest passengers attempt to use their ONE $10.00 Early Bird ticket to SAVE SEATS for later boarders, family or not (as noted by several bloggers on various sites), there will be major disturbances. Along with most other Early Bird passengers, we would not allow a seated passenger to save seats unless the other E.B. passengers were present. We did not pay an additional $10.00 so those who did not purchase Early Bird can have a preferred seat. SOUTHWEST MUST ADDRESS THIS POSSIBLE PROBLEM BEFORE IT HAPPENS! NO SEAT SAVING ALLOWED!
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