America West or Southwest??

[pooh.kim]

Which airline is better? Have flown Southwest with no problems but times are a little better with AW and I could pick seats. Price is exactly the same - not great on either. $196 RT CMH to MCO.
Need to fly down New Years Day. Should I buy at that price or wait and hope they go down. Have never had this much trouble getting lower airfares.

Anyone prefer one of these over the other? Good experiences (or bad) on AW? Which would offer refund/voucher if price did drop?

Please help! This is my son's Christmas present.

Thanks

 

[dznyfan40]

My personal feeling is that if you can get assigned seats, then take AW. My family has flown SW many times, and though we have always been able to sit together, it is largely because we've made arrangement to get to the airports so early. This is always a source of stress for us since we have a reluctant flyer in our midst. Also, the kids like a window seat, and its not always possible with first come first serve seating.

However, I have not flown AW so cannot compare services. SW offers virtually no services (no movie on 3 hour or less flights, only yucky snacks). If I had another non stop flight choice other than SW from my airport, I'd definitely try it.

This is just my own humble, stressed out pre flight opinion,

Good luck,