You'll also get to choose your seats in advance, which is a big improvement over SWA. And if your flight plan is cancelled last-minute due to weather, AA's networking capacity will typically get you on a replacement flight quicker than SWA. Just be sure to check your account occasionally to see if there were any schedule or seating changes on your flight. AA doesn't consistently notify customers about those. You can call in to get the seating rearranged, or the flight changed/cancelled with no penalty if a significant schedule change doesn't work for you.