kelpdiver 2 #26 July 5, 2005 Quote Third, Southwest is not a very good airline. They are an average to slightly above average airline. I have been flying them for most of my life and whenever i get the chance to Fly another one i jump at the chance to get away from the dirty seats, cattle call style bording, and peanuts. If they're average, I hate to think how you rate United, America West, and the host of truly fucked up airlines out there. If I want to do a trip on relatively short notice (be it a month or 3 days), SWA is going to win nearly all of the time on hassle and price. I don't have to hunt around for fares - I go to their web site and know what's going on. If I'm late in booking, odds are I'm paying the full fare. The one that tends to be about half what United would want. The flights are fine. I don't want to pay for lousy airplane meals. The attendants tend to have a better attitude about work and life. As for the cattle boarding method - you check in online early in the morning and get an A boarding pass and you sit in the concourse until most of A is in, then you join. You're still guaranteed a window or aisle seat, with plenty of overhead space. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakyrat 1 #27 July 6, 2005 Just checked the web again and got an email reminder sent to me from Airtran . Their Lowest Fare (I assume you want from New Orleans) to Bloomington-Normal is 104.00 excluding taxes. That is cheap. Hope this helps. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #28 July 7, 2005 never.. SW sucks... i want my seat preassignd and i'll get to the airport in time to walk in, walk on and sit down... the 'cattle car' method simply sucks if you dont have time to waste and prefer window/exit rows..____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakyrat 1 #29 July 8, 2005 Now is the best time to buy, Southwest just sent me an email with sale fares that are effective during times of the WFFC. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx757 4 #30 July 8, 2005 yea but southworst doesn;'t fly close to WFFC just Indy / Chicago midway or St. louis you can buy ticket on AA and fly American Eagle right into Willard airport be just 15 miles away from WFFC screw Southworst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #31 July 8, 2005 Quote they out source their aircraft heavy maintenance to cheap outfit in canada, and some 3rd party cheap sweat shop in AZ. they pay like 12 bucks hour to fix their aircraft...Quote That's total BS.... and youz knows it....... Southwest rocks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mx757 4 #32 July 8, 2005 not bs check out pay scale at those 3rd party chop shops. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mx757 4 #33 July 8, 2005 out of country repair shops don't require A&P license and little FAA oversight and no drug / background checks either Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mx757 4 #34 July 8, 2005 QuoteQuote they out source their aircraft heavy maintenance to cheap outfit in canada, and some 3rd party cheap sweat shop in AZ. they pay like 12 bucks hour to fix their aircraft...Quote That's total BS.... and youz knows it....... Want to bet? United send their aircraft to Hong Kong & Korea for heavy checks, JetBlue and America West send their to El Salvado in south America. doubt they pay them 200 a month! bet they can't even read english in the aircraft manuals either. Southwest send their to vancouver BC Canada with the exchange rate of loonie they get about 10 bucks an hour. the 3rd party repair shops don't pay nothing. Timco and other shops here in USA have had dozens of mechanics arrested they were illegals and had fake A&P mechanics licenses too trust me these 3rd party repair shops are an accident waiting to happen.. we recently had several Ex United 777 come into base for work aircraft owners were appalled at the condition of aircraft from 3rd party work.. sent them to us to be fixed.. & sold Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Beerlight 0 #35 July 8, 2005 {best southern drawl} aw man, we all know those airliner planes have redundant thingys on em..... what's the loss of an engine or two...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mx757 4 #36 July 9, 2005 yea wait till you lose all three Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Anvilbrother 0 #37 July 9, 2005 Isn't that why you carry your rig on for?? "hey pilot, I guess that cuts my chances of a go around to slim huh?" Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
mx757 4 #32 July 8, 2005 not bs check out pay scale at those 3rd party chop shops. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx757 4 #33 July 8, 2005 out of country repair shops don't require A&P license and little FAA oversight and no drug / background checks either Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx757 4 #34 July 8, 2005 QuoteQuote they out source their aircraft heavy maintenance to cheap outfit in canada, and some 3rd party cheap sweat shop in AZ. they pay like 12 bucks hour to fix their aircraft...Quote That's total BS.... and youz knows it....... Want to bet? United send their aircraft to Hong Kong & Korea for heavy checks, JetBlue and America West send their to El Salvado in south America. doubt they pay them 200 a month! bet they can't even read english in the aircraft manuals either. Southwest send their to vancouver BC Canada with the exchange rate of loonie they get about 10 bucks an hour. the 3rd party repair shops don't pay nothing. Timco and other shops here in USA have had dozens of mechanics arrested they were illegals and had fake A&P mechanics licenses too trust me these 3rd party repair shops are an accident waiting to happen.. we recently had several Ex United 777 come into base for work aircraft owners were appalled at the condition of aircraft from 3rd party work.. sent them to us to be fixed.. & sold Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Beerlight 0 #35 July 8, 2005 {best southern drawl} aw man, we all know those airliner planes have redundant thingys on em..... what's the loss of an engine or two...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mx757 4 #36 July 9, 2005 yea wait till you lose all three Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Anvilbrother 0 #37 July 9, 2005 Isn't that why you carry your rig on for?? "hey pilot, I guess that cuts my chances of a go around to slim huh?" Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
Beerlight 0 #35 July 8, 2005 {best southern drawl} aw man, we all know those airliner planes have redundant thingys on em..... what's the loss of an engine or two...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx757 4 #36 July 9, 2005 yea wait till you lose all three Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anvilbrother 0 #37 July 9, 2005 Isn't that why you carry your rig on for?? "hey pilot, I guess that cuts my chances of a go around to slim huh?" Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
