Southwest's all-Boeing 737 fleet has a single economy class cabin and no seating assignments, though it does offer earlier boarding for a fee so customers can snag their preferred seats. The airline has focused on keeping its product simple and user-friendly for years, aiming to keep its own...
A Southwest 737-700 arrives at San Jose International Airport. Photo: Avgeekery Southwest’s Open Seating No Longer Preferred By Most Customers Southwest stated, “The research is clear and indicates that 80% of Southwest Customers, and 86% of potential Customers, prefer an assigned seat. When ...
To make room on Southwest’s 737-700 fleet for extended legroom, it will remove one row of seats, going from 143 seats to 137 seats. That will leave seat pitch at 31 inches and match the legroom on the 737 Max-8 and 737-800 planes. Related:When Elliott Manageme...
On the other hand, 80% of Southwest customers, and 86% of potential customers, reported that they would prefer an assigned seat over open seating. In fact, Southwest’s lack of assigned seating was the top reason potential customers chose other airlines. While open seating initially served...
The number of seats abreast is affected by the aircraft width. On very small aircraft such as the Beechcraft 1900 there are only individual seats on each side of the aisle (1+1 seating). The widest narrow body aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 have six abreast seating in ...
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On most commercial aircraft, seats are forward facing. There are exceptions. On military aircraft seats are frequently rearward facing. Southwest Airlines previously offered a few such seats on some aircraft, rearward facing seats are also common on business jets to provide a "conference" type lay...