Flying "cheap"

It is a travel day. IAH to ELP via DFW. That’s Bush Intercontinental to El Paso via Dallas-Fort Worth for those familiar with airport lingo. The acronyms do cut down on a few words and can be important at times.

The via is due to my carrier being American Airlines. DFW is a AAL hub. I would much rather had taken the direct route from Houston to El Paso but when you get bargain prices with Priceline, you get the airline and the times they have available for a ticket. And, according to Priceline, I saved about $230. I could have spent about the same with Southwest and have myself a direct route from HOU to ELP (Houston Hobby) as well as my preferred times. But the only flight I took with Southwest felt like being shoved into a cattle car. Others I know don’t feel that way, but to each his or her own I suppose.

Let’s see what kind of weirdos we can see today at the airport. Fun, right? Yeah, fun, fun, fun to travel. At least that’s what I am trying to tell myself. Until later.