Funny how this guy picks ALK over SWA just because they have more "West Coast" cities. Not a true or good enough reason in my mind. I would be more leaning SWA side for the much, much more connections thru-out the rest of the USA not just the West Coast cities.
Also no mention what-so-ever, of the way the customers are or get treated by the crew staff, a big reason to consider in a big way.
Need to do a follow up article on the load factor numbers after a full year, and let the real customers judge them for themselves, not someone who has to fly the airlines for a living in order to draw up an article about their trips. And remember, Southwest only recently built up the West Coast flights, give it some time and check in after a year or two.
I do give Alaska the advantage when it comes to seating choices, first class, over coach seating, but other than that, all the rest of the seats are the same in both, but, Alaska only allows the highest paid tickets board first so not all customers have the option of the better seats as they do with Southwest's open seating.
Although Alaska is cheaper than most their rivals, they are not cheaper than SWA, plus bags fly free and you can carry on with Southwest for free too. I say let the load factor numbers tell the story...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/flew-southwest-alaska-two-airlines-123600454.html
Also no mention what-so-ever, of the way the customers are or get treated by the crew staff, a big reason to consider in a big way.
Need to do a follow up article on the load factor numbers after a full year, and let the real customers judge them for themselves, not someone who has to fly the airlines for a living in order to draw up an article about their trips. And remember, Southwest only recently built up the West Coast flights, give it some time and check in after a year or two.
I do give Alaska the advantage when it comes to seating choices, first class, over coach seating, but other than that, all the rest of the seats are the same in both, but, Alaska only allows the highest paid tickets board first so not all customers have the option of the better seats as they do with Southwest's open seating.
Although Alaska is cheaper than most their rivals, they are not cheaper than SWA, plus bags fly free and you can carry on with Southwest for free too. I say let the load factor numbers tell the story...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/flew-southwest-alaska-two-airlines-123600454.html
