Specials on southwest air the past couple of weeks -

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3. The whole organization seems to be professionally run from top to bottom

At least that's been my experience. A friend of mine is a Southwest captain and even though he's not the only professional pilot I know, I consider him the most competent. Sometimes he expresses frustration with their management, but relatively speaking I think they are better than most.

I have my own plane, so I don't fly much commercial. This year may be an exception because it doesn't look as if I'll have as much time to get away compared to years past. The best I'll probably be able to do is one or two 3 day weekend getaways, so I'll probably use my Southwest points for that.