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Jul. 25—For the first time since its founding more than 50 years ago, Southwest Airlines will move from an open-boarding system to assigned seating. It was part of multiple new initiatives the ...
Most airlines offer premium seating, a luxury that comes at an extra cost. To date, Southwest has missed out on that opportunity, which may be one reason the airline has experienced a drop in revenue.
Southwest announced in July it would move away from the open seating model it has been known for throughout its 53-year history. It also announced it would offer premium seating for the first time.
Despite that, many Southwest loyalists still love open seating. The airline thinks they will adapt. “I know there are going to be customers who say, ‘I want to stay with open seating.’
In 1980, Southwest expanded north to Tulsa and Oklahoma City and west to Albuquerque; in 1982, north to Kansas City and west to Phoenix, Las Vegas and California. Flights to Denver started in 1983 (and ended in 1986), to Little Rock 1984, to St Louis and Chicago–Midway in 1985, to Nashville in 1986 and to Detroit Metro and Birmingham in 1987.
The low-fare airline has had a tradition of open seating for more than 50 years. Customers taking longer flights preferred assigned seats, according to Southwest.
Seating capacity differs from total capacity (sometimes called public capacity), which describes the total number of people who can fit in a venue or in a vehicle either sitting or standing. Where seating capacity is a legal requirement, however, as it is in movie theatres and on aircraft , the law reflects the fact that the number of people ...
They are ranked by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally accommodate. All U.S. stadiums with a current capacity of 10,000 or more are included in the list. The majority of these stadiums are used for American football, either in college football or the National Football League (NFL).