Thanks for all the advice. I'll let everyone know how it all turns out. I'm sure it will be fine. It's going to be a long couple of days for my friend. He's going to be on a plane all day tomorrow (MHT-CVG-SEA) then Friday going to turn around and fly SEA-LAS-SAN. Clay - SEA Fan of connecting flights -----Original Message----- From: Fletcher, Robert SPK [mailto:Robert.Fletcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 12:38 PM Subject: Re: Southwest Advice Beginning to sound like "Payton Place" or "As the world turns". BOB FLETCHER US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Military Design Section, 10th Floor S.W. SACRAMENTO DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 95814-2922 PH. (916) 557-7235 -----Original Message----- From: damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 12:22 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Southwest Advice And if you are with the "love of my life," then if it turns out bad (which it won't), you'll have something to laugh about in the years to come. David R > 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 > > Fan of not being able to fly WN on SEA-IST route :) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > B787300@xxxxxxx > > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 7:25 AM > > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: Southwest Advice > > > > Tons of trouble? If he and his friend board together they'll most > likely > > find two seats together. I've never had a problem finding three seats > > together > > on Southwest flights so two should be significantly easier. > > > > Isn't a line of people marching down the jetbridge to get on a flight > the > > same cattle car operation no matter if it's United or Southwest? Or > does > > the > > fact you're usually paying more on United make you feel more > comfortable > > when > > boarding? Doesn't United board by row numbers or is it totally at > your > > leisure? > > Really, how much different is it than Southwest lining people up in > groups > > to board? > > > > Jose Prize > > Fan of wondering > > > > In a message dated 3/10/2004 10:15:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > tmunoz@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > >Subj: Re: Southwest Advice > > > Date: 3/10/2004 10:15:51 AM Eastern Standard Time > > > From: tmunoz@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Reply-to: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Sent from the Internet > > > > > >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 > > > > >