Southwest coming to SRQ? Yahooooo!

Southwest Airlines at SRQ?

Halleleujah!

Count my wife and I among the travelers who have given Southwest Airlines our business at Tampa International Airport. One in three TIA fliers use Southwest.

To be able to do it at SRQ would be terrific.

Of course, that they're poised to take over AirTran's flights, if the merger goes through, means a stop in Atlanta. That's something we've tried to avoid over the years by getting non-stop service out of TIA.

We'll just have to wait and see.

In a day and age where flying has become such a wearying experience, I enjoy flying Southwest. So does my wife.

Can you remember the last flight you took where the crew had you laughing practically from takeoff to touchdown?

We can. It was on Southwest, flying to Philadelphia for our annual summer vacation at the Jersey Shore last July.

If we're able to do that just leaving out of SRQ?

Can't wait.