Southwest Airlines is Moving Forward With Assigned Seating

For decades, Southwest Airlines was known for its iconic open seating policy, allowing customers to choose any seat when they boarded the plane. However, the airline announced earlier this year that it was ending that longstanding policy as it instead moved toward an assigned seating model, and it sounds like that model will be rolled out quite soon.

This week, Southwest Airlines officially announced that it would "soon" be rolling out its new assigned seating model.

"We are planning...