Southwest Airlines Seating Poll

Which seat do you choose?

  • Window seat in same row

    Votes: 14 45.2%
  • Middle seat in same row

    Votes: 1 3.2%
  • Aisle seat across the aisle

    Votes: 10 32.3%
  • Don't care, whatever

    Votes: 4 12.9%
  • Other (elaborate in your response)

    Votes: 2 6.5%

  • Total voters
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I flew southwest Airlines many times to Arizona. What a great flight. I like a window seat. What a beautifull country i live in. I love Arizona:smile:
 

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Always, always a window seat. Not for the view(though it is a huge plus), but I need a wall, be it on a plane, a bus or even sleeping. I won't sit at an exit row either, because of too much space. A middle seat would test my patience and trust in whomever is either side of me, but an aisle seat makes me feel far too vulnerable.

I like being almost, but not quite squashed. I like being secure, safe and compact. I like having every function within one arms reach. I like enclosed (but NOT claustophobic) places.
I'm extremely wary and defensive of my personal space, and I have a constant primal urge to be alert to my surroundings - having a window seat eliminates a route of attack. :redface: (note this is nothing to do with all the hoo-haa about plane hijackings, it's just a persional thing)

The same reason I'll always sleep on my front, and with my right side to a wall if possible, that leaves my rear and left sides open, the least useful parts of my body. The front/right sides are safe and will be able to 'counter-attack'.

This probably sounds pretty bizarre to everybody :tongue:
 

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It's no more odd than my need to see the front door and another exit when eating at a restaurant or even fast food place.

Always, always a window seat. Not for the view(though it is a huge plus), but I need a wall, be it on a plane, a bus or even sleeping. I won't sit at an exit row either, because of too much space. A middle seat would test my patience and trust in whomever is either side of me, but an aisle seat makes me feel far too vulnerable.

I like being almost, but not quite squashed. I like being secure, safe and compact. I like having every function within one arms reach. I like enclosed (but NOT claustophobic) places.
I'm extremely wary and defensive of my personal space, and I have a constant primal urge to be alert to my surroundings - having a window seat eliminates a route of attack. :redface: (note this is nothing to do with all the hoo-haa about plane hijackings, it's just a persional thing)

The same reason I'll always sleep on my front, and with my right side to a wall if possible, that leaves my rear and left sides open, the least useful parts of my body. The front/right sides are safe and will be able to 'counter-attack'.

This probably sounds pretty bizarre to everybody :tongue:
 

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I miss Peoples Express! They were cut-rate but awesome. You knew what you were getting when you booked your flight. They were always on time, you could pay on the plane, and you were encouraged to bring your own food. :smile:

Isn't Peoples' Express now AirTran? I know that AirTran was formed after whatever its previous incarnation was that had a major crash in (iirc) Florida?
 

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Southwest has built it's rep on the 20 min turn, so you idiot's that think "it blows" need to realize that it IS a low cost airline and that's WHY you don't get chocolate chip cookies... and I bet the guys that said they like the cookies really don't need them anyway. No other airline can turn a plane from deplanning to boarding faster than Southwest... and yes there are other airlines that are nicer, but for the money - and I travel all the time for work, you can't beat the price. I have seen tons of hot guys flying SWA and it's always a treat to pick a seat next to one of them... trick is to get your boarding pass online... then you get the "A" group and get to scope out the hot guys in line first... learn to work the system people!!! So my answer is any seat next to a built hot guy (hopefully in shorts). Oh yeah, thee are 45 seats in the "A" boarding group so don't be a lazy ass and then comlpain about being in "C"... dumbass!
 

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Isn't Peoples' Express now AirTran? I know that AirTran was formed after whatever its previous incarnation was that had a major crash in (iirc) Florida?

I remember that crash on the news, it was horrible. :frown1: No, I think that was Jet Blue.

People's Express went out of business in the mid to late 1980's. Air Tran isn't more than 10 years old. So I don't think that they are connected.
 

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It's simple for me. If Midwest Express flies there, that's who I take. If they don't, then I don't really even care who I end up with, although I prefer the idea of assigned seating so that I could virtually guarantee myself an exit row at check-in.
 

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Always, always a window seat. Not for the view(though it is a huge plus), but I need a wall, be it on a plane, a bus or even sleeping. I won't sit at an exit row either, because of too much space. A middle seat would test my patience and trust in whomever is either side of me, but an aisle seat makes me feel far too vulnerable.

I like being almost, but not quite squashed. I like being secure, safe and compact. I like having every function within one arms reach. I like enclosed (but NOT claustophobic) places.
I'm extremely wary and defensive of my personal space, and I have a constant primal urge to be alert to my surroundings - having a window seat eliminates a route of attack. :redface: (note this is nothing to do with all the hoo-haa about plane hijackings, it's just a persional thing)

The same reason I'll always sleep on my front, and with my right side to a wall if possible, that leaves my rear and left sides open, the least useful parts of my body. The front/right sides are safe and will be able to 'counter-attack'.

This probably sounds pretty bizarre to everybody :tongue:
No, it doesn't sound bizarre. I'm much the same way when it comes to picking seats. (On buses and trains, that is, I've never been on an airplane).
 

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Southwest has built it's rep on the 20 min turn, so you idiot's that think "it blows" need to realize that it IS a low cost airline and that's WHY you don't get chocolate chip cookies... and I bet the guys that said they like the cookies really don't need them anyway. No other airline can turn a plane from deplanning to boarding faster than Southwest... and yes there are other airlines that are nicer, but for the money - and I travel all the time for work, you can't beat the price. I have seen tons of hot guys flying SWA and it's always a treat to pick a seat next to one of them... trick is to get your boarding pass online... then you get the "A" group and get to scope out the hot guys in line first... learn to work the system people!!! So my answer is any seat next to a built hot guy (hopefully in shorts). Oh yeah, thee are 45 seats in the "A" boarding group so don't be a lazy ass and then comlpain about being in "C"... dumbass!

looks like we have an employee here. someone from midwest would not react so bitterly. that's one of the secrets to their success. the southwest mentality of "screw you we are cheap" will not work forever.

continental and midwest can match their fares to anywhere i want to go. and i don't have to stand in line for 45 minutes to get a plastic card boarding pass, then stand in another line to get on the plane, only to find all the good seats already have asses planted in them.

i don't have to learn to "work the system", the airline needs to learn to work mine. until then, jou get no mawney. and i don't give a rat's ass about the choc chip cookies on midwest, just the nice big assigned comfy seats, versus the dirty planes southwest flies and being sandwiched in and herded in like cattle.
 

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i don't have to learn to "work the system", the airline needs to learn to work mine. until then, jou get no mawney. and i don't give a rat's ass about the choc chip cookies on midwest, just the nice big assigned comfy seats, versus the dirty planes southwest flies and being sandwiched in and herded in like cattle.

Agreed. Southwest might once have had lower fares and quicker turnaround times but my experience is they maintain a lead in neither now. I've seen lower fares on United and Alaska. Southwest's cabin crews seem to be friendly and helpful but their planes are still dirty. Qucker turnaround times = less time to clean cabin.

Flying Greyhound, some call it.
 

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My only complaint with Southwest is the forced comedy bit. Of course, it's been a rare occasion that I've has a "great" flying experience anyway, but the absolute worst for me has always been United. Cancelled flights, my only lost luggage experiences, rude staff... I could go on, but I can't stand them.
 

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I remember that crash on the news, it was horrible. :frown1: No, I think that was Jet Blue.

People's Express went out of business in the mid to late 1980's. Air Tran isn't more than 10 years old. So I don't think that they are connected.

Close...it was ValuJet that had one of their planes do a nosedive into the Everglades in the 1990s. They have since renamed themselves to AirTran.

JetBlue is a different company that bills themselves as an upscale discount carrier...a "first-class" version of Southwest, if you will.


the southwest mentality of "screw you we are cheap" will not work forever.

I have yet to experience or hear of anyone else experiencing such a mentality from Southwest. They position themselves as highly efficient and no-frills, and generally live up to exactly that promise. It's the traditional major carriers with whom I've felt the mentality of "screw you, we have your money and will (maybe) get you there when we damned well feel like it."

It's also interesting to note, from a financial perspective, that Southwest was the ONLY commercial carrier operating in the black for several years...most notably when the "major" carriers had their shit so fucked up they needed a bailout from the federal government to keep operating.

and i don't have to stand in line for 45 minutes to get a plastic card boarding pass, then stand in another line to get on the plane, only to find all the good seats already have asses planted in them.

What sort of nonsense is this? Plastic boarding cards? Those haven't been used for years. When was the last time you actually flew? You're posting here, so you can't be completely ignorant of the internet. How has it escaped your notice that you can check-in and print boarding passes for your flights online up to 24 hours in advance of departure? Southwest isn't unique in this, either...most carriers offer this ability these days. You do this even if you're checking luggage...sure, you'll still have to stand in line at the counter to check your bags, but you just tell the nice lady that you already have boarding passes and just need to drop off luggage. Otherwise, just show up and the airport and walk directly to the security checkpoint.


i don't have to learn to "work the system", the airline needs to learn to work mine.

Sure, you keep going through life with that "I'm the center of the universe" mentality, and the rest of the world will keep chuckling at you as we pass you right on by. Southwest has chosen efficiency as the core competency to focus on, and their business processes reflect this focus. Efficiency involves being adaptable to changing environments, and that doesn't sound like your forte.

For me personally, I travel a lot for my job, and I value a carrier that I can depend upon to get me where I need to be at the time they advertise they can get me there...and then get me back home to be with my wife. So far I've been fucked in some manner or another at least once by three of the "big" carriers (AA, Continental, Delta), whereas the worst SWA has done was delay me once for 30 minutes...for which they profusely apologized, even though it due to weather.
 

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My only complaint with Southwest is the forced comedy bit. Of course, it's been a rare occasion that I've has a "great" flying experience anyway, but the absolute worst for me has always been United. Cancelled flights, my only lost luggage experiences, rude staff... I could go on, but I can't stand them.

have to agree about united. i was saw an attendant ask an old lady in a wheelchair for a tip for escorting her to the gate. low class shit. also had to sit on board at the gate once for an hour while they removed a seat from the plane that was not bolted in properly. last time i flew them, they had to divert to richmond to refuel because washington dulles would not let them land and the plane was running out of gas. it's their fuckin hub...what the hell.

friendly skies my ass.
 

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have to agree about united...
They're the "preferred vendor" where I work, so with certain flights (LA<->San Fran), I can't always get out of using them. I can't tell you how many times the empty flight I've been on, has been cancelled for some BS reason, and the 5-6 other passengers standing around with me waiting, are rolled over into the next 85% full flight. Fine, I get the business reasoning, but don't lie to my face, and further, don't shake my confidence in you by telling me you're having mechinical issues with "that" plane, especially when I haven't seen "that plane" leave, we haven't switched gates, and end up getting on the plane that's been sitting there the whole time. Seriously, "That plane had some mechanical issues, so we have to move you to another flight, but we have another one leaving in less than an hour that we can get you on." Ooo, some great favour there, not at all like giving me something that I already PAID for, and like I don't know that you run that same commuter flight every 50 mins, or so, anyway. Man, I hate them.