I’m partial to Southwest Airlines. If given the opportunity, I’ll fly them over nearly any other carrier. Frankly, I like their laissez-faire attitude and their employees’ absurd sense of humor. I don’t consider myself an informed consumer … I consider myself an aficianado of fun.
Once after a particularly heinous, bumpy landing, the goofy flight attendant came on and thanked “Captain Kangaroo” for getting us to the gate safely. This is my kind of airline.
This year I flew on Valentine’s Day. The crew had a contest for all the passengers about who could come up with the best new advertising slogan for Southwest. Keep in mind … Southwest’s logo features a heart and the word L-U-V as part of their company mantra.
I hurled my ginger ale to the floor and quickly scribbled three things down … and ended up winning 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
My first slogan: “Coffee, Tea or me?”
My second slogan: “Nice cockpit!”
And the winning slogan … the one that won the Big Kahuna and a several books of free drink coupons … “Let’s have an air-gasm”.
I typically don’t drink on my flights because I’m busy writing. Or sleeping. Or sleepwriting. So if you see me on some Southwest flight, ask me to buy you a drink, sailor. Lord knows I have enough drink coupons to get the entire plane lit like a Xmas tree.
Hey, I’m a friend of Donnie Merritt, and I happen to be a flight attendant for Southwest. It’s great to hear that you LUV us. If I see you on a flight, I’d offer you a drink, but you clearly don’t need me to do that. 🙂 Cheers anyway!