Airline Efficiency

Who would have thought that Southwest would blow away United?

From someone who hasn't flown domestic much (wait- at all), my limited experience led me to believe that something labeled a discount flier would have a 'discount' experience. My bad.

United sucked. Not only does having separate class sections rub me the wrong way (though it really shouldn't- people pay for it, after all), but I can't believe how crummy the experience was. Maybe I started off the experience sour because of a 2 hour delay for nothing! (Seriously, not "nothing" in the sense of "inconsequential," but "nothing" in the sense of "absolutely no comprehensible reason whatsoever.")

Perhaps, it was having a rather large person spilling out of her seat next to me on the United flight, where her sweaty thigh started sticking to mine and making slurping noises when I pulled away that led the Southwest seats to feel more roomy. Despite that unpleasantness, I don't think that's the case: I'm not a broad guy, but I couldn't tuck my elbows in next to my side in United like I could with Southwest.

Maybe Southwest got lucky. Complimentary snacks helped. But there's a chance that I just fell in the right circumstances. United, though... United- never again.