It pays to shop around.

[Blackadder]

Doing some trip planning from Southern California to Cleveland,OH, then from Cincinnati back to So. Cal.
Instantly think Southwest is the way to go with the free checked bags , but just thought I would price it with AA and lo and behold AA comes out cheaper by a couple of hundred dollars (even allowing for checked bag fee).
Just goes to show it pays to compare options, and not just go with your thoughts.

 

[SYD]

Did you look at AS also?

 

[Blackadder]

Did you look at AS also?

Yep , unfortunately the scheduling didn't work out with AS.
Only same day arrival into CLE would've been 0600 from either LAX or ONT.

 

[Saab34]

The majors are much better with price matching the low cost players I’ve noticed in recent years. The free bag option, plus free changes, generally will sway me towards Southwest, but the last batch I booked, was with Delta as they seemed to be price matching WN.