while I personally dislike the open seat policy southwest has (I am always late late late), I must say that I prefer flying them over US these days. with southwest I have a pretty good chance at getting exactly what I expected, no nasty suprises. US is a bit of a gamble these days. you pray...
I'm a bit lost here. cory doctorow, who I consider a reputable source, claims to have been asked for a written dossier of the names and addresses of the friends he planned on staying with prior to boarding an AA flight in London. he has written about this and his exchange with cust serv on...
so here's a question: I am a professional photographer, barely out of college but it's already going pretty well. you know the type, I always carry around loads of cameras and I'm the kind who makes the security folks whine with all my fast film. (I've learned the hard way not to trust the xray...