{"id":65113,"date":"2026-02-12T16:56:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/southwest-says-its-has-some-kinks-we-are-trying-to-work-out-after-launching-new-boarding-process\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:56:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:56:48","slug":"southwest-says-its-has-some-kinks-we-are-trying-to-work-out-after-launching-new-boarding-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/southwest-says-its-has-some-kinks-we-are-trying-to-work-out-after-launching-new-boarding-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest says its has &#8220;some kinks we are trying to work out&#8221; after launching new boarding process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Southwest Airlines is still working out kinks in its boarding process two weeks after the discount carrier\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/southwest-airlines-assigned-seats-what-to-expect\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">switched to assigned seating<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest officials told CBS News that one of the main issues the airline is troubleshooting is overhead bin space. In some cases, customers who are part of the airline&#8217;s loyalty program and others who paid for extra legroom are finding they don&#8217;t have storage above their seats because early boarders are taking up the overhead compartments at the front of the plane. This is forcing them to walk back several rows to store their bags.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The issue, which could slow boarding and deplaning, has sparked ire among loyal Southwest customers, with some taking to social media to voice their complaints.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On a Southwest flight for work and it&#8217;s actually awful. New process is terrible. I&#8217;m in row four. Boarding group 5, no overhead bin space until rows 20. Actually insane. @SouthwestAir,&#8221; one X user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gator_hbc\/status\/2021209813510734305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wrote<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Some flyers are also expressing frustration with how seats are assigned. Southwest\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/southwest-seating-change-what-it-means\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">announced in July 2024<\/a><\/span> that it was scrapping its decades-old policy, which allowed customers to choose cabin seats on a first-come, first-served basis. The airline now offers assigned seats, while giving passengers the choice to pay\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/southwest-previews-new-seating-checked-bag-options-after-nixing-open-seating-last-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">for certain seats<\/a><\/span>, including those offering more legroom.<\/p>\n<p>One X user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/watilo\/status\/2021941000302920070\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> Thursday that his two-year-old was assigned a seat in a row without any family members. &#8220;My wife and two kids (5 and 2) are flying @SouthwestAir today. And because I refuse to pay for seats, their seats were auto-assigned,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;My 2 year old in his own row without his mom or sister.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Southwest says its own research found 80% of its flyers preferred assigned seats. The airline spent years testing the boarding process using computer simulations and in-person tests meant to mimic real-world conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest is now making adjustments to address some of the issues that have cropped up, an airline official told CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave. The changes are expected to be rolled out in the near future and will likely involve having premium and elite flyers board earlier.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that we should expect some hiccups \u2014 that&#8217;s inevitable,&#8221; Henry Harteveldt, a travel analyst at Atmosphere Research Group, told correspondent Kris Van Cleave in a January interview.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be a huge change,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The airline is abandoning a 50-plus-year-old business practice and adopting something that is tried and true by every other airline in the U.S., so hopefully it works well. There will be some teething pains; that&#8217;s to be expected. 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