Yep. I agree, but have definitely seen confusion from people. I've only been

Jul 25, 2024
6:38:58am

SWKTNative All-American

flying SW pretty frequently since 2015. I also have their credit card. Not sure what my 4 "free" upgraded boardings will turn into. But yeah their point system is quick to pick up rewards and make it useful.

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Southwest is ditching the open seating model and will offer premium seats

Skeptical Optimist Political Junky

Jul 25, 6:24am

People want assigned seats? Who could have guessed?

HarlemCoug

Jul 25, 6:27am

I didn't actually hate open seating like I think most do. It was advantageous

SWKTNative

Jul 25, 6:29am

Who are these people getting confused by open seating? I've never ever seen it. I fly SWA almost exclusively. I always

supertux

Jul 25, 6:30am

Those that don't check in on-time, because they don't realize it affects their

SWKTNative

Jul 25, 6:31am

Weird. I've hardly ever see it. I get that there are people who don't like it and don't want to have to check-in at a

supertux

Jul 25, 6:35am

Yep. I agree, but have definitely seen confusion from people. I've only been

SWKTNative

Jul 25, 6:38am

I don't keep their card. I just get it for the signup bonus and cancel it before the first year is up to avoid the fee.

supertux

Jul 25, 7:27am

My wife isn’t happy about the change

El Careeb

Jul 25, 6:49am

What I hated was that it seemed you could never get a good seat

Gustav

Jul 25, 6:36am

Last month I checked in right at 24 hours and got a C 24-28 group boarding. The

blackandblue

Jul 25, 6:38am

Which means so many people pay extra that it doesn't guarantee anything now

Gustav

Jul 25, 6:39am

And paying extra for only the chance of a better seat is dumb.

Skeptical Optimist

Jul 25, 6:41am

All depends on connecting flights and the airport. If your airport and flight

SWKTNative

Jul 25, 6:42am

Or when you get B1 which seems fine and then 400 families board between A and B

TCuz

Jul 25, 6:45am

That was us.

Conan

Jul 25, 6:53am

Enjoy the slow walk to the back of the plane now.

TCuz

Jul 25, 6:54am

They're keeping preboarding for families. Sorry!

Conan

Jul 25, 7:19am

To their assigned seats, instead of jumping the line. Have fun.

TCuz

Jul 25, 7:22am

I'm happy to preboard to any seat, assigned or open. Hope there's room left in the overhead bin for you. Good luck!

Conan

Jul 25, 7:34am

Good - I detest having to check in 24 hours to the minute to TRY to get a decent

BYUfan92

Jul 25, 6:53am

What will they do with all the excess wheelchairs at the gate?

Tare

Jul 25, 7:08am

Now people will just complain about the cost of choosing a seat.

Mayor of Cougartown

Jul 25, 7:11am

Probably, but paying to choose a seat is way better than paying to get the chance

Skeptical Optimist

Jul 25, 7:13am

next thing I bet goes away is the 2 checked bags for free. Careful what you wis

Mayor of Cougartown

Jul 25, 7:16am

Sad

JuicyJam

Jul 25, 7:27am

I loved open seating, sorry to see it go. Of course I haven’t been lower than

TeeKaa

Jul 25, 7:32am

That is a big shift, a major part of their strategy for such a long time.

gww687

Jul 25, 8:36am

Same, except if Frontier is the lowest price. I tend to pay more to avoid them.

Boring

Jul 25, 8:52am

Fair point, I will not look at Frontier

gww687

Jul 25, 3:38pm

For me it’s the free bags. I hate having to pack light or shove into as few of suitcases as possible

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