thank you both for the info. it helps to do a little planning and setting expectations.

i have three boys (6 / 3 / 1) and the coaching/practices are just arriving. sounds like the flexibility built into the trades/gives/drops rewards both seniority in the seat & perseverance on the computer ?

we usually have two to five turn lines (ATL-PHX & ATL-SJU, etc). does SWA have a few of the same for the long-hauls/trans-cons or do they end up in the 3 days ?

thanks again for filling in the knowledge gaps. helps to make some decisions that have to be made in the next few days.