crappy United

[vthing98]

So I've decided that I don't like United. I know Kevin always likes to fly them, but I really liked flying on Southwest. Sure, there are no miles to earn, and no first class to get bumped up into. And sure, it can be a pain rusihing to get to the gate early to get a good spot in line, but I liked their planes. I feel like they actually take good

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Agreed

[anonymous]

Southwest is overall a better airline than any of the more traditional carriers. Whenever possible I choose them and a direct flight over the 'preferred carriers' at my company. And most of the time the fares are cheaper than the 'preferred carriers'.

And if you dislike Untied now, just wait. Since emerging from bankruptcy the CEO has talked about spinning off the Frequent Flier program to be another company, outsourcing maintenance, and one that every passenger will resent: paying extra to get priority treatment for your luggage (i.e. it gets off the plane first)

-paul

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[whonose26]

The reasone I liked United are essentially moot now. When they were the contract carrier for Baltimore, I would fly them all the time and I quickly became a elite frequent flier. This meant that I got to choose from amoung the front of the plane seats (Economy Plus, which means more leg room, and you get to pick the exit rows if you like) when I booked, I got more miles each trip, I got free upgrades to first class when there was an empty seat (not too often but every once in a while it was nice), and I got to avoind all the checkin lines at the airport, because I could use the First Class Checkin. I also liked their frequent flier program, because I could use the points to fly anywhere United flies. So I currently have enough points for one free ticket to NZ on Air New Zealand (they're partenered with United