...more SWA

[mlr]

I've been holed up all winter long and haven't been out-of-town until today. At least a weekend off! I was loathe to fly on Southwest for reasons I posted about - but succumbed anyway. I've been in Love Field hundreds of times before, but honestly I don't think I've ever seen it so crowded. I guess SWA is not hurting much - despite some angry frequent fliers. When I picked up the rental car, I noticed that the total was $8 more than the total on my virtual invoice from earlier in the day. It was explained: Southwest now charges for any frequent flier points received via one of their 'preferred partners'. I guess I will decouple my car rental accounts from any link to SWA.