And apparently, folks were very vocal about their displeasure. So much so that Southwest heard the complaints and says they now plan to tweak the new assigned seating rule to hopefully win back some of the customers who said they would no longer fly Southwest after the change.
In the February 2026 letter, Roach said they would begin allowing people to board in assigned groups. Additionally, they would be implementing new changes to improve "overhead bin availability" near passenger's seats to improve the speed at which they can board and deplane. Roach says that new and improved upgrades are also on the agenda, and the company plans to update it's fleet with new overhead bins that will hold 50 percent more luggage. It sounds like this upgrades will be made on "at least 70 percent" of the airline's planes.
People Have Been Vocal About Southwest's New Changes
All you have to do is Google "Southwest airlines" and plenty of angry posts will pop up from people who are frustrated over the company's decision to do away with the open seating arrangements, which has forced people to store their bags in bins that aren't near their seats. Additionally, many people said they were frustrated by now non-preferred passengers were being able to gain access to the plane ahead of time, giving them first dibs on all the overhead bins.
And while there are plenty of Reddit comments blasting the airline's decision to make these changes—like Redditor @flyingaround806, who said "The major issue is southwest went away from its identity. Simple as that, they were a cheap airline, open seating and bags fly free."—there are those who took their frustrations directly to the airline itself.
View this post on Instagram"Way too soon I’ve now taken four flights since the change and it is chaotic," one person wrote in part.
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Hopefully it's enough to win back Southwest's loudest critics.
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