This thread neatly illustrates the problem of perception (which network carriers would just as soon persisted) versus reality (which Southwest ought to do a bit more to promote). - Bob Mann, fan of "reality checks" -- R.W. Mann & Company, Inc. >> Airline Industry Analysis Port Washington, NY 11050 >> tel 516-944-0900, fax -7280 mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxx >> URL http://www.RWMann.com/ This e-mail is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the above sender immediately then delete the original e-mail. Any other use of this e-mail is prohibited. damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > You guys who say "cattle car type of boarding" have evidently never flown Southwest. In the many flights I have taken, the boarding has always been orderly. > > As far as seats are concerned: just because you can reserve a particular seat does not mean you will necessarily get a good seat. If you make a reservation on one of the so-called legacy airlines, and you make it within a few days of the flight, the odds are good that you will not get the exact seat you want. With Southwest, if I don't like the looks of the person seated next to me (or do like the looks of the cute lady there), I can chose another seat without any hassles. > > I've said it before and I'll say it again: Put down Southwest all you want. All I know is that they must be doing something right or else they wouldn't be making so much money. > > David R > > Seems like tons of trouble to just get on the plane with Southwest. I'm > > sticking with UAL for seats and a non cattle car type of boarding > > process. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > Clay Wardlow > > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 6:14 PM > > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: Southwest Advice > > > > > > Nope. I bought our tickets, so I'm guessing the web thing is out for me. > > Oh well... I just hope we get to sit together on all the flights. Grrrr > > > > Clay - SEA > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Mueller [mailto:dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx]=20 > > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 10:19 AM > > Subject: Re: Southwest Advice > > > > Are both of you booked on the same reservation (same record locator)? If > > so, then you have a multi-passenger. If you booked and paid separately, > > then no. > > > > --- > > David Mueller / MRY > > dmueller7@xxxxxxxxx > > http://www.quanterium.com > > > > > > --------- Original Message --------- > > > > DATE: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 09:17:50 > > From: Clay Wardlow <clay.wardlow@xxxxxxxx> > > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Cc: > > > > >If I'm traveling with a friend, does that mean "multi-passenger?"