The recent run-up in the market would make it easy to justify selling any stock these days. Yet, while panic never helps investors, it's still a good idea to play devil's advocate with investments.

Consider low-cost airline Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV). Though the alternative airline has a strong track record, you'll find that a few of the 1,424 Motley Fool CAPS members weighing in on the company offer reasons to be bearish.

Here at the Motley Fool, we like to consider both the good and bad sides of an investment, so in this article, so I'm highlighting three of the main bearish arguments on Southwest Airlines today. Be sure to read the bullish side as well, and then weigh in with your own comments below or rate Southwest Airlines in CAPS.                      

1. Weak travel
Although Southwest posted a first-quarter profit along with Alaska Air Group as they met analyst expectations, air travel is still far from pre-recession levels and there's no clear timeline on a recovery. AMR (NYSE: AMR) posted a whopping $505 million loss in its most recent quarter and hasn't been able to boost passenger traffic, and one Morningstar analyst sees week organic growth prospects for Southwest because of domestic market saturation. Despite a possible comeback for Southwest, some investors are leery and chose to sit on the sidelines.

2. Rising fuel costs
Rising costs remain a concern for airlines and investors. While Delta (NYSE: DAL) was able to lower its fuel costs in the first quarter, Southwest's fuel costs jumped nearly 18% over last year, and US Airways' (NYSE: LCC) jumped more than 40%. And AirTran Holdings (NYSE: AAI) warned that higher fuel costs would "cut directly" into profit, leaving some investors cautious on Southwest's earnings growth.

3. Bad history
Some CAPS members see airlines in general as a tough place to invest successfully, due to a number of factors that have squeezed the sector for decades. With other ways to profit from the travel industry, such as online travel company priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN), which has bucked the economic trend by churning out huge growth in revenue and earnings, some investors just say no to airlines.

To see details of what CAPS members are saying now about Southwest Airlines, just click on over to Motley Fool CAPS and have a look -- or add your own thoughts directly to this story in the comments box below.