I love Southwest for the simple reason that I don't have to pay for 2 bags, my carryon is free, and I can change/cancel my flight anytime for free if something comes up. That has happened a lot for me while flying in the US. They almost always run on time and I would love it if I could get a flight to SXM on Southwest! I have done the early bird but recently haven't as the cost has gone up. I just check in at the correct time. Very organized and easy. Honestly, having flown AA and JetBlue recently they are both full of the cattle lines. People carrying ALL their worldly possessions onboard because they don't want to pay the baggage fee. Backed up the whole boarding process! Planes left late, barely made our CLT connection on the way down. We need to find a better way. Traveling to JFK for a non-stop isn't close to being an option.