Southwest Airlines Community

Apparently it is time for those who like the open seating policy to speak up. So count this as one more vote from a Rapid Rewards member for no assigned seating. That is one of the worst parts of flying with other airlines. Waiting for boarding group 5 or whatever and then getting back to window seat to mind that the aisle and middle seats are already full so two people have to get up for me. Plus the overhead bin is already full of coats, etc. I much prefer SWA where I can get my A or B boarding pass and go straight to a window seat near the back of the plane and get out of the way of everyone else boarding. ... View more

Just thought I'd offer another vote for keeping the current system of no assigned seats and no classes of seats. I recently flew another airline because I had to go to Minnesota (hint of another market in desperate need of SWA), and the boarding process took probably twice as long as Southwest does. I had to crawl over everyone to get a stop for my luggage and get to my window seat. I much prefer the SWA method. I'm not much for computer technology, but the earlier idea of having a code to type in to get you boarding pass sounds like a good idea. I just used it last night when voting for the MLB all-star game. Also, great idea to have a blog. ... View more