Southwest Boeing 737-700 Review | Portland - San Francisco & Seattle - Oakland | Economy Week
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Aircraft: Boeing 737-700
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Flight number: WN591 and WN4458
Airports: Portland International Airport to San Francisco International Airport and Seattle Tacoma Airport to Oakland International Airport
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The boarding process is great in my opinion. The sooner you check in, the more likely you are to snag a window seat. And if you don't care what seat you get, checking in isn't required anyway.
I still use Southwest more frequently than the other two. The free bags, great service, and flexible change/cancel policies are quite attractive.
Yes, the 737-700s have tighter seating than the 737-800s and 737 MAX. However, the legroom on the MAX and the 800s is no doubt better than Alaska - especially those planes with the "heart" interior - those are comparable to JetBlue's regular seating.
A few winters ago, I flew Buffalo to Fort Lauderdale for $59 each way on Southwest. Unbeatable!
I also recently needed to fly from Atlanta to New York. All the airlines were running around $200 for the flight - yep, even for Spirit and for Basic Economy on Delta et al.
Southwest on the other hand...$120 including my bags.
That was an easy choice!
I LOVE SOUTHWEST!!!!!! Hands down best airline in the US.
Justin Crompton, I agree!
@@bootleg0012 Yes, I also think why? Jetblue is far better. Probably becuase of the fees and service.
@@bootleg0012 I Disagree. Jetblue is the best!
@@bootleg0012 Please watch His Jetblue review and his jetblue vs alaska vs southwest video to find out why is jetblue so great?. Also Watch Delta business class review to find out why delta isn't so great?.
Jetblue review- czcams.com/video/k7jmlAUM6Aw/video.html
Jetblue vs alaska vs southwest- czcams.com/video/zmOXXyykV84/video.html
Delta Business class review- czcams.com/video/32IjwIQ15Pk/video.html
@@bootleg0012 Next time Please fly JetBlue or Alaska airlines and you will be impressed.
I use Southwest all the time- they have a great hub in Chicago at Midway 👍🏻😏. 2 bags free, no change fee, friendly service, nice rewards program, and reasonably priced if you plan ahead! Nice review!!!
I fly quite often and I absolutely love Southwest.Growing up on the West Coast, SWA was my go to airline. I've flown all of the major carriers in the U.S. and they are among the best. Them and Alaska Airlines are by far, my most favorite. I give United a lot of business because they operate a lot out of where I live, whereas Southwest doesn't, and they are probably 3rd. Not a fan of American Airlines at all. I have had too many issues, customer service debacles, and aircraft issues to like them. I've had decent luck with Jetblue, although I always seem to get stuck on their flights with grouchy flight attendants. I'm flying Delta soon and I'm hoping that goes well.
Dan True as to Delta, Southwest, and JetBlue, only done one round trip on each of them. Each time resulted in delays, with Delta and JetBlue having the worst. SWA’s schedules are weird: very short turnaround times but pretty slow flight times. Never actually been delayed on American the two round trips I did with them.
I flew Southwent for the first time recently. Loved everyrhing about this airline. Great low fares, luggage check-in 2 pieces free and no charge for carry on. Friendly employee's. Seats are pretty comfy and you don't have to pay anything for drinks and snacks plus they give you extra drinks and snacks if you ask. I honestly have to say, they are better then most of the other US Airlines.
I don't understand why Southwest's boarding is considered complex given the multitude of zones and gate-lice crowding that you get from the traditional legacy carriers. I find Southwest's process far neater and simpler.
Finally! Someone who actually talks in flight reviews and not just puts text up!
SW is my go-to airline. I flew on the 737-800 and liked it quite a lot.
The problem with this comparison is that JetBlue and and Alaska/Virgin are niche airlines serving a few lucrative markets, mostly on the west coast, that allow it to provide higher levels of service. Southwest, on the other hand, is a truly national carrier that delivers a consistently pleasant service across the country.
bailorg that’s a horrible argument. JetBlue is literally based in JFK, and had major hubs on many east cost airports, and The California area. Southwest is very uncommon in New York since its lack of routes.
Little trick: When ordering your soft drink on Southwest, if you say, "a can of Coke, please?" they will give you the whole can.
Yup! You can also ask for extra snacks on the longer flights and they will provide that most of the time.
@@trionic5 FUNNY STORY. i once asked for extra pretzels and all of the flight attendants put down a mountain of pretzels. needless to say, i was not hungry :)
Complicated boarding? You stand in a line, in a very general order. Unless you didn’t pass 7th grade, it’s not complicated.
I agree, if anything, it's simpler than the legacies with the 15 different boarding positions
Hell yeah the boarding is easy they call the letter with a number you look at your boarding pass if your letter and number was called you can now board its not rocket science lol
@@joshuaboggs9429 Next thing they are going to expect us to look at our boarding pass to know our gate number. It's too hard!!!!
Southwest is my go-to airline! The staff are always amazing and I really like the boarding process. ✈️
Southwest does now offer free inflight movies, live TV and games without purchase of the WiFi. They also now do not serve peanuts because they have decided to become a peanut allergy friendly airline. They do now serve Wheat thins and cheese ritz crackers in addition to pretzels. If you fly on a morning flight they usually have some sort of breakfast bar
Southwest is hands down my favorite domestic airline-- I don't mind the boarding process at all. It is so fast compared to other airlines. I also love the free bags and the staff is always. the most welcoming
1:41 not necessarily. If you have a longer flight you get better and more variety and you can ask them for more if wanted 2:10 and now the movies are free if there is WiFi on board and they have an AWESOME selection of movies I just flew on one less than a week ago. The seats are really comfortable as wells
On Southwest, Sometimes you get peanuts and pretzels but usually they have varietys, like chips, cookies, etc.
The boarding is not complicated you stand in line to your boarding either A B C
Southwest is the only airline I flew in my whole life
i mostly fly with them, ive gone on over 100 flights i think
Theyre also the only airline that has a "person of size" policy where if you are a larger person you can buy an extra ticket to reserve an extra seat for comfort and safety and at the end of your vacation the second ticket is fully refundable... or if you want to chance it and the flight isn't fully booked you can ask for a complimentary person of size ticket... which I and many others appreciate...
Southwest’s seats on their 737-800s and Max 8s have newer seats with mood lighting and on their flights to Hawaii, they give you more snacks. And they will soon replace their 737-700s with Max 7s.
Okay ! I can't wait for more comparisons!! And the background melody was sooooo cool and uplifting I'm in a mood to board a plane right now!!!
I usually pick out Southwest mainly because they are often on time or early and as you said, great crews. Any one of these three is great but out of convenience and availability, I have to go with SWA.
I'm experienced with WN and I can tell you that I would go out of my way to fly their 737-800 (or now MAX8). The seat pitch on that type is the most generous of any US airline without upgrading to premium, and it has the Sky interior (mood lighting). The 737-700 has really nice and cushy seats but the pitch isn't quite as nice. Also they are not always the cheapest and Basic Economy on any of the other carriers could easily be $100+ less, but the free bags makes it up to me.
On longer flights Southwest offers more snacks like cookies and granola bars as well as the usual pretzels and peanuts.
Update, I just flew this route a week ago, and the movies are now free too. Good assessment!
Thanks so much for the review! Happy holidays and merry Christmas Dan! 🎄😘
I agree regarding the boarding process. Anything can happen. I would rather pay more and pre-select my seat. Southwest is great though for trips 3 hours or less and show you have to get somewhere on a budget. It’s great for what it is and I’ve found the staff to always be very nice.
At least they have free hot chocolate!
Once, the captain sung a song, and when he finished, everybody in the cabin clapped, it was lovely.
Also, before the flight happened, I bumped in to the captain in the bathroom, and we didn't know we were even on the same flight. When we boarded, the captain recognized me and let me see the cockpit, so that was dope.
I call those blue seats the "hybrids", not the older two tone nor the new slimmer seats with the headrests
it seems how much of each snack you get and what snack you get varies depending on how many people are on the plane, for instance, one time I got wheat thins, another time I got a single peanut package, and another time I had gotten two peanuts and two pretzels
The 737-800 and MAX 8 is better
Forza Gamer they also have an extra inch of legroom and the Sky Interior
ecoRfan and the widest seats in the Boeing 737 market.
But the majority of their fleet is 737-700
Really love the videos and I can already tell which airline is coming out on top but I won't spoil it. Honestly I am super looking forward to the three US legacy carriers combined. I find these videos helper to travelers but also those who want to become flight attendants because it helps show the atmosphere of all the airlines. Happy holidays Dan and can't wait to see the discussion video.
Yeah be known Delta to have funny safety demonstrations
Southwest is by far the best airline.
Donald Trump is God the best budget airlines
The Kitchen Enchilada JetBlue is much better
thank you for making such good videos you are one of my favourite youtubers ever
Another amazing video! I've not flown on them since I lived in Austin and that's a pretty big hub for southwest. I even flew on the spirit of Kitty hawk 737-3 which was the first ever 737-3!
If you have Wi-Fi you can watch Hulu and Netflix if you have the app
No frills but your only flying domestic. They have been on time and to the point every single time and it's a Boeing every single time. What is your favorite aircraft builder?
I prefer Boeing for short/medium haul planes but airbus for long haul planes
jet blue is probably the best airline low cost wise southwest is pretty good too in terms of comfort never flown Alaska but plan to real soon
I've always liked southwest as far as schedules, employees goes but find the seat selection process unnecessarily stressful. It means you must be at the gate prior to the boarding in order to secure a good seat. If ur connecting flight is late, your screwed.
I really do apreciate domestic economy reviews.
Some lovely views ✈️ I’ve seen some of the videos of their staff doing the safety demo and it’s quite funny 😄 Have a great Christmas (or whatever you celebrate) Dan ✌️
I have a few things to say. One, pdx is the best airport ever. Two, I fly southwest and Alaska a lot because one, PDX is a hub for Alaska and it’s a good airline. Two, Southwest is also great.
You will have a whiplash when landed
Great landing footage. 😊 The two SouthWest aircraft you flew were fairly old (16 and 13 years). I wonder if you’d have preferred the cabin on a newer member of their fleet. 🤔
Never flew Southwest Airlines! I always had a negative view of them as a crappy low budget airline! Base on your review, I now see them in a different light and may give them a try in the future! P.S. Thanks for the shout out! I did my homework to become a patreon for 2018! 👍👌😗😎
I've flown Southwest a bunch and they're really not bad at all. It's very true that they don't do anything fancy but they also don't do anything wrong. They also seem to be the most consistently friendly and helpful airline. Standard economy class on the legacy carriers is "we will provide the absolute minimum product that will get you to your destination without killing you" whereas Southwest's approach is "we will provide the absolute minimum product that will get you to your destination without your hating it". There is a subtle but important difference there.
You get what you pay for of course, and Southwest is very much a budget airline, but fares are cheap, up to two checked bags are free, wifi is free, non-alcoholic beverages are free, live TV (over their wifi) is free. (Movies cost $5.) Service is pretty friendly. Just don't fly hungry as there's no meal service other than a bag of peanuts and pretzels.
Southwest is miles ahead of any of the legacy carriers.
Just bring your own food and you're good.
Thank You, Daniel!! It was an amazing economy week review and really loved comparisons so far... I personally loved Virgin America's interior and services along with JetBlue's services and First Class Suite was a real deal to think about. Definitely flying them whenever in the US.
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas Daniel!!
Have a happy journey in Happy New Year 2018!!! Fly Safe!!
Economy week,with Delta,United and American
Just discovered your channel. You are very interesting. You make really great 👍🏼 content. I specially like the videos you make on US airlines.
Cool review. Im flying business class on SK to SFO in February, and I realle hope I get to see a parallell landing.
That sucks that you didn't get a new plane interior
Hey Dan! I have always wondered in your Premium class trip reports that do you really use your amenities (ie:- toothpaste, toothbrush, etc.) before the flight attendant serves you breakfast? Thanks and Merry Christmas from Kuwait! 😁
awesome video! Happy Holidays Dan!
Thanks and the same to you😃
Hi
Do Jetstar, Virgin and Tigerair for Australia I would be interested like if you agree
You forgot to put how much you paid. (I kind of just want to know for comparison)
Comparing airlines from a few different data points is difficult, as another passenger may have paid double or even half as much as he did. How and when he got his tickets plays a major role.
if you order in advance it starts at around 60 dollars. last minute tickets are around 200 to 300
Economy week:Swiss, Turkish Airlines, lufthansa. PLEAAASSSSEEE
If you have un assigned seating like this there is an incentive for people to come to the gate early. I think they need to start selling food on board. Especially on their flights to the Caribbean/ Mexico and their eventual flights to Hawaii those are too long.
I really like southwest!
Dan, When can we expect the legacy carrier reviews? Thanks for the SW review, I can understand why some like it, I personally prefer an airline with both Y & J or F classes. Happy 2018 for you,
Awesome Video! Keep up the good work!!!:)
Thanks so much Alana!
I'll give you one very good reason to fly SW over JetBlue - they fly Boeing.
Jacob Morris Who cares?
Conor Nameless I’ve flown both Airbus and Boeing, and quite honestly, I only really notice window size as a difference. I truly don’t care if I am on a Boeing or an Airbus.
I am a white knuckle flyer so I know the abuse an Airbus puts you through.
I always fly Thomson Airways (now TUI Airways) you should do a review on Thomson/TUI. btw that’s charter so it may not be in your next videos 👍🏽
Another great review, thanks😀
To avoid that boarding pain I used to pay an extra 30 dollars to fly their “”business class” which. Just means you get to board first. EXCEPT you board first only AFTER everyone who needs special assistance or managed to get a blue boarding pass or for people bumped from another flight or people with special status....which basically means I was paying extra to often be the 15th or 20th person to board so I just switched to Alaska so I could get an assigned seat.
The three legacy carriers in the US ...I am not sure I would put American in that league at this time. They do seem to be moving in a low cost model, which is not surprising since the almost all of the upper management comes from US Airways, and ultimately from America West Airlines, which itself was a low cost carrier from the start.
marlin ewing I said low-cost I didn't say low-fare or discount the two do not mean the same thing
It does but that doesn't mean it will. America West was a low cost airline from the beginning, yet they had international service to Japan, Mexico and Canada, as well as overseas to HI.
And great video btw
Thanks
You can’t compare Southwest by flying on the plane you flew. You flew on the older cabin with older seats, no BSI, and less legroom. If you flew on the newer cabin you would be blown away at how bad the old cabin was.
Aaaahhhh... now I see where you got your Economy Week trailer footage with the UAL 737 in formation. Actually you caught him coming up along side you, prior to your shot over the wing. You're on parallel approachs to SFO. I've flown Southwest on occasion. For short flights (an hour or so), its doable. Any longer - uh.... No!
Longer flights along the West Coast would be Alaska, Virgin or Delta. Longer point to point, if Delta is going my way, its Delta, and Premium Economy (??). I would try Jet Blue, based on your reviews, just out of curiosity.
Watching your comparison thus far, uh... I'm guessing - Nah.... That's for you to say. Look forward to your comparing the US - Big Three.
Tony
I feel like virgin Alaska is the best budget airline
Should’ve flown 737-800/MAX8 to get a better review
Wait is the WiFi free on Southwest Airlines because you said it is but at (1:48) of the video on the back of the southwest booklet it says $8 WiFi 🤷🏼♀️👍🏽
Dan Nix It's free to watch their live TV programming, shows and flight tracker. Movies are for a charge and if you want to do more with the WiFi you need to pay.
What do you have against Southwest? For 2 videos now, you have not given it a fair comparison. Try again.
The max is what you have to get
*Nice Aircraft.* 👍🏻
Anyone else that can’t access Southwest from outside USA?
The 737-800 is much better. They have also made movies free
Do aligant air
Your background music is so loud I can’t hear what you are saying !!!!!
Perfectly proceed SOIA :-)
They literally have the easiest boarding process....
Try Indonesian lowcost airlines
JetBlue is the best!!!!
South West , Emirates,
the music was to loud and could not understand you .....
As RyanAir is to Ireland, and the rest of Europe; Southwest, and Alaska, are to the United States. Even though Southwest assisted Boeing with the late development and testing, of the Upgraded B-737MAX-8, they weren't the first recipient of the newly designed aircraft. Alaska used to advertise this mantra, of being an exclusively Boeing fleet. Boeing aircraft every time, and all of the time. Now, that isn't accurate, since they've purchased Virgin America, from Sir Richard Branson. Surely everyone has viewed the news, where Boeing is attempting to purchase Brazil-based Embraer Aircraft Corporation. Also, the U.S. is having a tariff battle over Bombardier, of Canada, because DELTA, has just ordered 100 aircraft of the new CS series, from Bombardier, and Boeing objected to the Federal Trade Commission, seeking a large entry tariff to Bombardier for supplying those aircraft to DELTA. DELTA, says they might wait to accept delivery until the new Bombardier Aircraft plant in Alabama is up and running. I'm thinking Boeing feels they're being snubbed by the DELTA Board of Directors. and the CEO.
Duh! You need to pay more attention, and you should be able to understand. If you can't, then I'll go one step further, with some additional instances my bright fellow. Someone further down in the comments suggested a comparison of different European low-cost carriers. In Europe, RYANAIR, and EZJET are the most prolific. Here, in the U.S. this goes to Southwest, and Alaska, both of the U.S. low-cost, carriers fly versions of the Boeing B-737, and now the B-737MAX-8. In Europe, RYANAIR Flys the B-737-800 NG, and EZJET Flys the AIRBUS A-319, & A-320, and possibly the A-320-NEO. The rest of the information contained in the comment was just for enlightenment. Hopefully you can comprehend, but if not, I know I have attemped to educate.
FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yup
DO NOT FLY RYANAIR
Try flying American from San Diego to New York JFK, it was my first flight with them and pretty much the worst one in my life...
Not a fan of SW at all. I did love the race scene with that other plane. Great video
I avoid flying SW because of their boarding process and unassigned seats. But, they have many loyal customers who don't seem to mind. Great vlog, as usual.
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Not a fan of the boarding and not a big fan of the open seating policy
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As a loyal Southwest and Alaska flyer, i can say both of these carriers have operated and provided great service consistently and are good representation of great US carriers. our 3 legacy carriers are inconsistent and American is my least favorite of them all
No entertainment. Automatic losses
I told you would hate Southwest, Unfortunately my Parents are First members for SWA, so I'm always flying the worst airline in America.
SW, dull, but no surprises.
If you have Wi-Fi you can watch Hulu and Netflix if you have the app