I don't know how often you fly in the USA
Avman, but I do quite a bit <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> .......and Europe too when there isn't a decent surface alternate.
Well, obviously you don't fly at all in the US . . [quote]I'm avoiding flying around the USA until they get there act together<hr></blockquote>. .for some reason which I don't understand.
I've found that queues at security are now shorter in the US since 9/11. I do as I always did, put all my metal objects in my coat pocket which I send through the X-ray machine and I have
no problems whatsoever with security. Those infrequent fliers who haven't got a clue and walk through the metal detector with a pocket full of change are those that get pulled over. I see that a lot in Europe, people don't fly enough, drives me crazy <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> .
However I agree with you it depends on the airport and also the time of day. As for two hour checkins, I haven't seen that
ever over here except when dealing with some European carriers. I'm flying PHX->NYC tommorrow departing 7:50am, I plan to get there around 7 -> 7:15 with carry on only and don't expect a problem. I will probably be sitting around bored.
Anyway looks like Southwest are doing well, another thread suggests they are going to hire another 4000 staff. Wasn't that what the article was about? Decent customer service means more business. Ryanair and Easyjet are not even close to the levels set by WN. Point to Point, miss your flight because the airline screws up and you have to buy another ticket. hahahahahahaha. Even America West wouldn't treat you that bad!
