The only thing worse would be sitting between two Baha's on a flight. And to think of all the folks who pay big bucks to fly Untied and end up sitting next to Baha with his left wing sticking up and listening to him bitch about this and that for the entire flight. On Southwest I'd plant my butt next to some fine looking lady because I have a choice of many seats but I couldn't do that on Untied because of assigned seating. Jose Prize In a message dated 3/10/2004 12:01:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, lrtully@xxxxxxxxx writes: > Subj: Re: Southwest Advice > Date: 3/10/2004 12:01:50 PM Eastern Standard Time > From: lrtully@xxxxxxxxx > Reply-to: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent from the Internet > > Hey Clay. > > Just hope you dont find yourself sitting > beside Baha on one of those flights - that > would NOT be a happy fun filled trip...... > > Liam. > YVR. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clay Wardlow" <clay.wardlow@xxxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 8:48 AM > Subject: Re: Southwest Advice > > > Yeah, we're not talking first class here. If I wanted and could have > afforded first class, I would have flown AA/AS. > > Actually the more I think about it, the more excited I get. I want to > see, first-hand, this legendary Southwest service. Hopefully it will be > a riot! Only thing I want is to sit with my friend (who's actually the > love of my life). The four flights we're on are not that long, so if > somehow we get crappy seats, we won't be on the plane that long. > > Clay > Fan of not being a snob and giving Southwest a chance. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: B787300@xxxxxxx [mailto:B787300@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 8:23 AM > Subject: Re: Southwest Advice > > We're talking coach, not F and UGS so let's disregard your big butt 18 > inch > wide seat and your 37 incher. The issue being discussed was the > so-called > "cattle car boarding process", not the other amenties. > > The plankton, er coach, pax are still boarded by seating area on UA and > is it > really all that different than Southwest boarding by groups? A line > down the > jetbridge is a line down the jetbridge, no matter how you cut it. At > least > at Southwest a guy with a $49 ticket has a chance of boarding first with > a > choice of any seat on the aircraft if he is first in line in the "A" > boarding > group, unlike Untied which boards the F &UGS pax first and then by > seating area. > > > There are plenty of people on Untied who have booked late, paid an > absolute > fortune because they bought a "last minute ticket" and they end up with > sucky > middle seats in between two fatsos with seat pitch no greater and > sometimes > less than Southwest. On Southwest they have a chance of getting a darn > good seat > if they play their cards right and get to the airport, or get their > boarding > pass printed online, at the right time. > > Jose Prize > Fan of Southwest > > In a message dated 3/10/2004 11:03:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, > bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > >Subj: Re: Southwest Advice > > Date: 3/10/2004 11:03:44 AM Eastern Standard Time > > From: bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx > > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent from the Internet > > > >It is more civilized. > >F and UGS first.. Then by seating areas.. and when you do your check - > in > >you don't have to take chances on other flights. You get what you pay > for. I > >get Econ Plus seating with 37 inches of legroom, I get 18 inches wide > seats > >on Airbus equipment, sometimes upgrades, international service, full > meals > >on flights longer than 2 hrs (either complimentary or buy on board), > and > >Channel 9 .. > > > >All that is worth the extra $$. > > > >BAHA >