WN2784 MCO-LAS 18 SEP 11 (ECONOMY)

First time flying on southwest airlines so was really looking forward to it,we checked in online and had purchased early bird boarding and given A group boarding card and position 46 where you stand at numbered bus stop like stands waiting for your boarding group and number to be called a much fairer system than purchasing the speedy boarding here in the UK and still not getting on the aircraft early, we had two checked in bags which went free and once onboard we were offered free soft and hot drinks and there was plenty of legroom.the flight time was 4.45 minutes and it was nice to not have to endure the sell sell sell culture that you get on low cost carriers back here,flight landed on time and we were soon through the airport and on our way to our hotel a great first time experience with southwest airlines and I wouldn't hesitate in using them again.

[Neil]

Thanks for the report.

We have used Southwest a couple of times, and my parents did just last week, we all agree that they are really good value. Yes, they are low cost, but you get what you pay for, and the 2 free checked bags help make them very attractive when doing internals.

Thank you for the TR.

Perhaps I am being a bit neurotic, but stuff like the below headline make me a bit cautious of Southwest.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... lenews_wsj

Nice TR - useful to get positive feedback for internal US carriers as I only occasionally use them and you can hear some horror stories in the press!

I've flown Southwest before and found them to be a great airline.

Thanks for the TR!

I've flown Southwest before and found them to be a great airline.

They're not so good if you're of the larger persuasion....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/feb ... t-airlines

[Scrooge]

Perhaps I am being a bit neurotic, but stuff like the below headline make me a bit cautious of Southwest.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... lenews_wsj

Every airline get's these, I love WN and can only say good things about them.

Yes I had read the reports on the cracks in the fuselage it happend only a Few weeks after I had booked that flight so was a little worried but thought to myself I have flown many time over the years so now is not the time to start worrying about flying lol.

I have flown Southwest several times and as many people note here, they are a good value low cost airline. I use them much less now that Virgin America covers some of the same routes, particularly on the west coast. I find VX gives a much better service and comparable prices. (They always seem to have some sort of sale or offer going on).

Flew with them a few weeks ago (LA - Phoenix) and it was fine. It all seemed very friendly and great for a short hop, plus, as a couple of people here pointed out, they're one of the few budget lines to include some bags in their cost.

they're one of the few budget lines to include some bags in their cost.

The other notable one being jetBlue who don't charge for the first checked bag. I flew one of their more unusual routes; Martha's Vineyard to JFK earlier this month and I chose them over Delta largely because DL wanted to charge me $25 per bag.

It must be one of their shortest routes. IIRC we were in the air for 37 minutes.