If you\u2019re a serious traveler in the US, you should always consider Southwest as an option for some, or even all your itinerary. Is it the most comfortable coach airline, no. But as one of my friends put it, it has the luxury of the direct flight on so many routes. And for many people, getting in and out of the plane in the most expeditious manner is the ultimate luxury.<\/p>\n

For my two trips the four different southwest flights made the most sense by far. They were direct flights, with numerous daytime departure times and on a very dependable airline. It’s tough to beat that combination. But even with those positive attributes there were other features that made the travel solid. The leather seats with 32-33″ of pitch offers considerable leg room for coach (except the 737-700 which is 31″). Inflight WiFi with integrated TV as an entertainment option is a fairly sophisticated feature. Drinks are average, and food is lacking but not much of an issue on a short haul flight.<\/p>\n

I think the most disappointing item of all four trips was the Southwest area in terminal 1 of the San Diego airport. This place is dumpy on good days and looks like a mob scene on most. Overcrowding, outdated architecture and crummy food options with few places to eat just doesn’t cut when compared to most other facilities. The Southwest portion of terminal B in Sacramento looks great, and Southwest has no excuse for San Diego in this regard.<\/p>\n

On balance it’s fantastic to have the southwest flight options when considering travel. My four flights in this report went comfortably and without major issue. If you can book in advance on one of Southwest’s numerous sales, you\u2019re going to pick a bargain price for your travels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I left\u00a0about 10:00am with another cohort from the office. From our company the Sacramento airport is a\u00a030-minute drive (no traffic)\u00a0and mid-day flights are nice in that you can tie up loose ends before heading out of town on business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","WB4WB4WP_MODE":"","WB4WP_PAGE_SCRIPTS":"","WB4WP_PAGE_STYLES":"","WB4WP_PAGE_FONTS":"","WB4WP_PAGE_HEADER":"","WB4WP_PAGE_FOOTER":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[158,149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-san-diego","category-southwest-airlines"],"yoast_head":"\n