Southwest moving to assigned seats

[dioxide45]

I rarely fly anyone other than Southwest- but last night on our Air France flight out of DTW they did indeed board all of the families with young children (not just lap children) just after the pre-boards before zone 1.

Interesting. I wasn't aware of that.

 

[Luanne]

But doesn't Southwest family boarding include older children? Six and under? It seems that perhaps this is meant more for lap children, though they may not always need to be lap.

Yes SW family boarding is 6 and under. I was posting the United family board policy since you weren't aware that other airlines did family boarding.

Jet Blue is the only other airline we use and they also have family boarding after preboards for families with children 2 and under.

 

[Brett]

Meanwhile the "miracle" healing flights continue on Southwest Airlines

https://viewfromthewing.com/only-in...ines-flight-28-walk-off-freely-after-landing/

"On one Southwest Airlines Tampa flight, 30 passengers boarded early and got better seats for free because they said they needed wheelchair assistance. Then they walked off the plane and all the way out the terminal themselves on arrival. They didn’t all need a wheelchair"

 

[easyrider]

Whatever. We flew SW for the 1st time in a long long time last winter. Got to the gate and had completely forgotten there were no assigned seats. I did have this pinging in my head saying "Something seems to be missing." Saw the stantions with the #s on them and wondered "what are those?" When people started lining up I figured it out, maybe 6th from last in the whole plane who did. End of story: it worked fine. No problems on our flight. I'm perfectly willing to complain about airlines, but that worked fine.

My only flight on SW was a long time ago and kind of odd. It wasn't a full flight and I boarded in the middle of all of the passengers and took a window seat. No complaints on that solo trip but if I had my wife with me I would want to have her sitting next to me so assigned seating works for us.

Bill

 

[Luanne]

My only flight on SW was a long time ago and kind of odd. It wasn't a full flight and I boarded in the middle of all of the passengers and took a window seat. No complaints on that solo trip but if I had my wife with me I would want to have her sitting next to me so assigned seating works for us.

Bill

We fly SW at least once a year. We have always gotten seats together. I am going to wait and see what happens when SW starts with assigned seats.

 

[davidvel]

Meanwhile the "miracle" healing flights continue on Southwest Airlines

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https://viewfromthewing.com/only-in...ines-flight-28-walk-off-freely-after-landing/

"On one Southwest Airlines Tampa flight, 30 passengers boarded early and got better seats for free because they said they needed wheelchair assistance. Then they walked off the plane and all the way out the terminal themselves on arrival. They didn’t all need a wheelchair"

Make them sit behind the exit row. Problem solved.

 

[mountainboy]

Meanwhile the "miracle" healing flights continue on Southwest Airlines

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"On one Southwest Airlines Tampa flight, 30 passengers boarded early and got better seats for free because they said they needed wheelchair assistance. Then they walked off the plane and all the way out the terminal themselves on arrival. They didn’t all need a wheelchair"

This!
WN flights are always a mess; so many 'wheelchairs'.
I hate flying them for that reason.
Also, because of free bags, everyone carries too much baggage, taking longer to board.
If I can help it, always Delta (they all have issues, I realize); I always travel light.
WN used to be very cheap (& sometimes, still can be, on their specials) but their regular prices are often much higher.
I even flew Frontier last year & despite the numerous horror stories, did ok, esp considering their dirt cheap prices. Same flight would be 5 times the price at WN as compared to F9... (realize the shoddy performance, delays, cancels, bag fees etc at F9, so certainly not for the faint of heart)..

 

[dioxide45]

Also, because of free bags, everyone carries too much baggage, taking longer to board.

I find the opposite to be true. Since they offer free checked bags, you see fewer carry-ons. I notice that other legacy airlines are begging for gate checking bags far more than Southwest.

Also, if this were FlyerTalk, I would understand using the airline codes but this isn't a forum dedicated to airlines. So, many people may not understand things like WN and F9.

 

[mountainboy]

I find the opposite to be true. Since they offer free checked bags, you see fewer carry-ons. I notice that other legacy airlines are begging for gate checking bags far more than Southwest.

Also, if this were FlyerTalk, I would understand using the airline codes but this isn't a forum dedicated to airlines. So, many people may not understand things like WN and F9.

Sorry; all of you folks are experts at travel, presumed folks used these all the time & hence used these
WN= Southwest Airlines
F9= Frontier Airlines

 

[rickandcindy23]

We haven't flown United much, but we are considering it if Southwest raises the price for assigned seats. I actually think it's a big mistake for them to raise the price, but they probably will. We have needed a reason to get the United credit card. This might be just the incentive we need to follow through with it. United has a big presence in Denver. SW has almost all of C concourse. It's downright impressive. That could change with price hikes. I see a future of more travelers going to other airlines.