Don't listen to any of them!!!! I think it's great that you are going to open seating. I'll bet that many of those opposed to the assigned seating are last minute purchasers and/or late arrivers at the airport. I have always found it unfair that if I either make an early purchase (when tickets open up--which is usually the way our family flies) and/or get an early electronic boarding pass (like #1 through 5), once the day of my flight arrives, I end up having to arrive at the airport 2 hours before my flight to now get in line and wait either sitting on the floor or standing and I still might not get as good a seat as I should have if I was given an assigned seat at my purchase time.
Southwest is great and I know you will do what the majority of Southwest customers want. I am pretty confident it will be assigned seating (along with your possible International Flights); however, I will stand by and continue to fly Southwest even if that is not it.
Keep up the good work and cheap flights and seriously, seriously consider assigned seating and international flights.
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