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Krusty, Southwest has been open seating since they launched 50+ years ago.

Posted by ty97 Jul 25 '24, 06:07

You get a boarding group number when you check-in, and that determines the order in which you board.

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They'd be an option for me to Kansas if I could be sure of an aisle seat. Otherwise nope. -- nm - Meg Jul 25, 08:03
i suspect it may have something to do with the activist hedge fund investor (shocker) wanting them to squeeze more revenue from travelers -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 25, 06:43 1
- That part doesn't help, but the reason that person exists is because Southwest has been stagnating. -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 06:54
That sounds like the makings of chaos and arguing and fighting. I'd avoid them because I'd be worried about getting stuck in a middle seat or - Krusty Jul 25, 06:17 7
- Interestingly, I see regular reports of fighting over assigned seats. Don't think I've ever seen a fight over seating on Southwest -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 25, 06:52 1
  - agreed -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 07:08
- everyone knows the system and are pretty chill about it. there's rarely no overhead space because of their check bag policy, which i hope they keep. -- nm - colin Jul 25, 06:49
- They had Queues for each boarding group, so you get in line when you get to the airport, so not much chaos. - JaxSean Jul 25, 06:26
- Apparently people really started gaming the system over the past several years based on youtube and tiktok 'influencer' videos. - ty97 Jul 25, 06:19 2
  - They were cheaper if you checked a bag and didn't need to pay for an extra legroom seat on another airline. Once I got status on another airline and - pmb Jul 25, 07:08
  - I'm surprised it took so long for issues to arise. If they're not cheaper I don't see the point. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 06:54

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Krusty, Southwest has been open seating since they launched 50+ years ago.

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