Southwest Airlines announces new boarding procedure, the "children are safe"

[Bluebear]

http://www.southwest.com/help/boardingschool/

Dallas — Southwest Airlines Co.'s open seating policy is here to stay. It's the long wait in line that's going.

"That's right, I'll say it," Gary Kelly, the airline's chief executive, said at a news conference Wednesday. "No more cattle call." Kelly said last month's tests in San Antonio were a "dress rehearsal" for the new boarding system, which will roll out nationwide in November.

While customers won't be assigned a seat, they will be assigned a place in line. "Customers like choosing their seats; they don't like standing in line," Kelly said. "Our goal is to give customers back what they value most, which is time."

Southwest announced on Tuesday that it would institute a new family boarding policy on Oct. 2. Instead of boarding early, families who don't hold an "A" group pass will board before passengers in the "B" group.

[sakabatou]

1. Still SA can be a pain to fly in.

[Bluebear]

2. ?

[sakabatou]

4. Personal experience when i flew with them.

The whole rush for the best seats.

[warren pease]

3. As long as "boarding" doesn't involve water...

Flying these days is torturous enough without that.

wp