Southwest Airlines

I travel regularly to Seattle and normally I travel with BA but they were preventively expensive this winter so I thought I would check out South West Airlines. I called there reservation number and spoke to a very friendly member of staff who discussed my options I opted for a window seat and paid using my American Express card. I could have used there website but I quite like the human interaction and the service I received from the call centre was second to none. The flight was direct from Gatwick to Seattle and even more fantastic they had a night flight available which is almost unheard of going to the states. I want to point out that we were travelling with a ...  Read the complete review

Southwest Airlines are by far the best airline out there. Their ideas need to be picked up by the other major airlines if they want to stay in business. This is a list of why "flying southwest" is best: 1) Cheap Most flights I've flown have ranged in price from $59 to $149 each way. The prices are stable and you can relatively sure of what to expect. Short hops can be very cheap. 2) Flexible This is the MAJOR benefit of flying southwest. If I change my mind on a flight, I can cancel it (even on the cheapest non-refundable fares) and be issued a credit for the full amount I paid. This is held in reserve and can be used against ...  Read the complete review

I always fly with southwest because they have the best prices out of every airline and their are none of the extra fees that the other airelines are charging right now do to the rise in fuel prices such as, meals, snacks, drinks, checking any number of bags, and unaccompanied minor fees (we were charged $100 extra each way for my boyfriend's little sister to fly on American Airlines unaccompanied, she's 13, this is a ridiculous extra price). Southwest doesn't charge any of these ridiculous prices, and that is why their business is sky rocketing and all the other airlines are plummeting. I know that Southwest's success and low pricing is made possible because ...  Read the complete review

I had planned using AA for Orlando airport to Indianapolis, but then I discovered SWA. THe tickets were inexpensive it was a great service, but i have some complaints. Firstly it was a first come first serve basis and I hadn't gotten in line until the last minute. I got icky, musty, broken in seats. When I walked down the isle, I saw familes of four sitting at emergency exit places and kids who wanted the "window" seat got the emergency seats and it made me feel unsafe. The Emergency pamphlets were old and wet and the kid behind me kept kicking my seat. The run way was in bad conditon and there were no flight attendants. Enough with the bad... THe seats ...  Read the complete review

Meet Dad... ------------------------------------------------------- Let me introduce you to THE DADDY of pretty much all the world's "budget" airlines - SouthWest - and as always the Americans seem to out-do us in everything. All the UK budget airlines, others in Europe (and even the "budget" airlines in the rest of the world too), took what is called the 'business model' from SouthWest Airlines. For us in the UK this includes EasyJet, Ryanair, Go etc. So, you may think that all "Budget" airlines are the same. But Noooo, you would be very mistaken. Each takes SouthWest's template - and usually changes it ...  Read the complete review