Yeah that always sucked. Other stuff got worse. I never had to do much of the "wander around Texas" thing that made SW so famous in the good old days. It is relevant that on a 45m flight, it matters a lot less, since you spend that much time boarding n sheeit. They fly a lot of places now but are basically just a budget carrier. About the only thing that's nice still is their baggage allowance.
You can pay to get your bag on the plane. That's the luxury now.
Yeah that always sucked. Other stuff got worse. I never had to do much of the "wander around Texas" thing that made SW so famous in the good old days. It is relevant that on a 45m flight, it matters a lot less, since you spend that much time boarding n sheeit. They fly a lot of places now but are basically just a budget carrier. About the only thing that's nice still is their baggage allowance.
You can pay to get your bag on the plane. That's the luxury now.