@TheMiddleSeat No changes made to the reservation in that 7 week window, but this was a flight out of a spring break destination (Punta Cana). Knowing it would be a full flight was the only reason I bought EBCI, but ironically also made it worthless. In hindsight I could have guessed that, as I knew the flight was nearing capacity when I booked, but I had no idea so many people actually bought EBCI. Fortunately, I still grabbed a pair of seats to sit with my 8 year old, and my wife got a pair of seats with the help of a flight attendant in the last row with our other kid.
(At this point I'm more fascinated than annoyed by this, and so did confirm boarding that plane that the guy in front of me had bought EBCI too, despite only about 10-15 people remaining to board behind us! And in chatting with Southwest customer service confirmed the flight had a lot of A-listers.)
I'm looking forward to the DOT rulemaking to address family seating, and curious how Southwest responds. For the "LUV" airline, they should be concerned that United is actually way ahead of on that front!
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