Dennis Keith discovered the dark side of Southwest Airlines' "freedom" on a trip from Los Angeles to Baltimore two weeks ago. The Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) May 19, 2005 -- consultant had paid $306 for a two-stop flight that took him through Phoenix and Nashville. His itinerary started in the early afternoon and ended at about 10:30 p.m.-a long day on the road, but enough time to get to his meeting the next morning....
...You could blame the computers or the distribution, says Nick Bredimus, an airline consultant. But ultimately, Southwest is the way it is because of its business philosophy.
"Southwest is a unique airline," he says. It goes beyond the peanuts and soda served to passengers, the first-come, first-served boarding, or the crew's irreverent attitude, inspired by Southwest's legendary chief executive, Herb Kelleher....
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