Well, let me provide some salt in the Kool Aid being drunk here:
I hate open seating. Hate it. Feels just like getting on a bus in elementary school, complete with passive aggressive oafs putting bags bags and coats on seats to "save them." I only fly Southwest when I cannot get a decent routing/price on American, my preferred carrier. I will WILLINGLY pay a premium of 20 percent or more to fly in civilized comfort.
Assign seats, and I'll consider Southwest. Until then I'll avoid the cattle cars.
Blue in Austin
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