For those of you who fly Southwest – GOOD NEWS!:
Starting in early November, customers of Southwest Airlines Co. will be assigned a letter-number combination on their boarding passes, which will reserve their spot in their boarding group. According to a Southwest statement, when a gate agent calls a boarding group, passengers will take their place in their numerical order.
There are several good reasons to do this.
- No more waiting in long random lines
- No more saving spaces with luggage
- No more special “stalls” for Southwest gates (which saves Southwest some $$)
Happy travels!
UPDATE: Find more information here directly from Southwest!