Originally Posted by GQpilot

Nope, you just got lucky. All Seattle commuters know SEA to PHX, CLT, ot PHL is packed. I'm a PHX commuter and I bump into the poor guys that have to go through PHX out of PHL or CLT, because the direct flights are so full.

I sometimes ride out of PHX on Alaska, because even though they haul plenty, their flights aren't as full as ours. Plus, I think Alaska has better service.