A Smart Way to Get a Good Seat on Southwest

People who are still deluded into thinking that airline travel is a glamorous or comfortable or luxurious travel experience (except in the front of the plane where it still has some of those attributes) don't seem to like Southwest Airlines' first-come, first-seated policies. They somehow prefer being assigned a seat by a computer and still being called by boarding group. I don't quite understand this, because I believe that airplane travel these days is no more glamorous or luxurious than taking a bus or commuter train -- and considerably less comfortable at that.

I was quite impressed by a recent "Coach Class" posting on the tactics one frequent Southwest flyer employs to get the best possible seat. It's copyrighted, so I can't copy it onto this blog, but if you are flying Southwest, it's worth a look. Southwest is modifying its boarding process and "Boarding School," the carrier's online description of the details, is clever enough to merit a click. It shows that this innovative, low-fare carrier exhibits considerable creative flair and light-heartedness, two qualities in short supply in the airline business.