Goodbye to Southwest Seating Free For All?

May 18th, 2006 | By Jared Blank

Southwest Airlines is upgrading its reservations systems, a move that could lead to –gasp!– assigned seating. The Southwest cattle call has been a staple of the airline since its inception and for those of us who like to get to the airport at the very last minute, the reason why we typically end up with middle seats next to fat and/or screaming people. The earliest the change could happen is 2008, and the airline has said that they haven’t even decided if they want to go to assigned seating, but we can always hope.

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