[Bon of Babble]

I’ve told my husband repeatedly NOT to book on SouthWest Airlines - I despise it.

Hate especially the open seating - we are always in the final boarding and have to sit rows apart in hated middle seats. Last time, we were the last to board and the “Flight attendant” had people raise their hands if there was an empty seat next to them. NO one raised their hand so the FA had to go down the aisle to find seats for us. NEVER AGAIN.

Ditto for Spirit and Sun Country airlines.

Maybe he’s doing this on purpose....

(married 30+ years).

[VastRWCon]

“we were the last to board “

The way SW works is you can book early to get an A seat, or pay extra. I love how SW does it’s seating. I always make sure I am in Group A and board row 1 or 2 on the isle.

[nutmeg]

I have a love/hate relationship with Southwest Air's open seating. If you're diligent, and pretty much set a timer for that 24 hour period before you can book your 'place in line', you can usually get in at least the B line. My husband has actually paid extra a few times to get us higher up in the queue, especially so we can sit together.

It *is* a pain though. I would rather have a reserved seat, so there's no anxiety on where you'll end up sitting. I've thankfully never flown Spirit nor Sun Country airlines.