@spacecoastbill wrote: The only way to rectify it is to go to assigned seating. That is not going to happen anytime soon. I disagree. While assigned seating may ultimately be the only real solution to some Southwest boarding issues, such as pre-boarding abuse, that's not true when it comes to seat saving. As has been suggested, a specific seat saving policy (allowing the saving of only one adjacent seat, for one example) could do much to help alleviate perceived boarding pain.
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