Attention Southwest People

[gottalovepluto]

I was reading the other day someone reported that with the assigned seats, he finally experienced a flight that wasn't overrun with pre-boards. Sounds like the pre-board stuff got way out of control.

Bingo. The armadas of wheelchairs were getting out of hand. It was pretty crazy even just walking through an airport if you paid attention to wc use how many more there were at WN gates than all other gates.

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

It was a cattle call prior to online check in, so early 00s. Back then you lined up as soon as you got to the gate.

They didn't come to Philly until 2005 ish.

 

[Mle8308]

I posted this on the dedicated thread, but thought I'd share here, too!

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I'll miss open seating, I'd miss free bags if I didn't have the credit card, but mostly I'll miss being able to rebook my ticket to take advantage of sales or changes in my plans. There is a "work around" but it's a PITA and I worry that once SW catches on, it'll be gone. I'll also miss pre-boarding. I have a knee that doesn't bend a full 90 degrees so I need a seat in a certain location to be able to sit during the flight. Between pre-boarding and open seating, I never had to worry. Now, I get to pay extra to guarantee a seat that will accommodate my physical issues.

We have willingly driven the 125+ miles from our home to the airport in Portland, ME, just to fly with Southwest. Not anymore. Once our miles are used up, we'll fly on American or Delta from the airport that is 15 minutes from our home. It's just a shame, because I believe that by becoming more like the legacy carriers, SW is signing its own death warrant. Anyone remember People's Express? Like SW, they'd carved out their own niche in the airline industry. They were doing great, until they decided it was time to become more like the legacies. Now... people don't even remember People's Express. Good luck, Southwest. The LUV is gone.

Love the old Coke/ New Coke comparison! It's perfect.

 

[Mle8308]

No more SW for me. It's JetBlue or Delta. I don't even look at the fares for SW anymore, they lost me. From where I fly, it wasn't really any cheaper, but sometimes more flights. JetBlue seems to have picked up more routes and there is definitely more legroom than SW (even in their cheap seats) plus screens on all flights. Bye SW!

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

You realize that New Coke was a huge win for Coke? When all the fuss over New Coke settled down. Coke was selling MORE product and making MORE money that before. And it REALLY hurt Pepsi, which was number two selling soft drink at the time. It has since fallen to number three behind Dr. Pepper.

Actually it didn't hurt Pepsi at all. While Coke was bottled up fighting the cola wars, Pepsi diversified and makes far far more revenue as a company than Coke does. $ 91.85B vs $47.06B Pepsico is now a diversified snack, and drink company. Coca Cola is not.