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Originally posted by NotFromHere
I'm here to tell you.
Not only do they NOT enforce the 1 item plus a carry-on rule (you see people with shopping bags full of crap) but they also don't really really enforce the "preboarding" rule (children under 5 or old people in wheelchairs) - they'll let damn neared anyone with kids or gray hair preboard. I much prefer to have a reserved seat. That said, I also did not want to have a layover in LA or or Salt Lake City (Alaska/United/everyother airline that wasn't America West) and I would rather peel my skin off (hi Coltrane!) than fly America West.
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I've had two fine flights on Southwest in the last week, and my experience could not have been more different. Nice flight attendants, easy trip through security (in one case - too easy: the wait was so short I didn't have a chance to empty out my pockets into my briefcase and got sheparded to the side for forgeting to take out my cell phone; still, my own damn fault).
And with the preboarding thing, the contrast is American and United have eliminated it entirely, so everyone can stand there while family of four can get all situated and move their kids around into their seats. Works real, real well. Especially if you're the family. Bastards.
But I 100% agree with you on America West. Where do they get their seats? Overstocks from Pygmy Airlines?
