I thought this was interesting, and I like that he goes into the reasons why it will never happen.
Jock 07 said:
guess you've never missed a connection
Southwest has every other factor going in its favor, though. Big ones include no charges for checked bags. So anyone traveling "heavy" will likely take advantage. And although they generally board front to back, that isn't quite right. They generally board front to back window and aisle and then fill in the middles. Finally, they board in a way that keeps passengers willing and able to keep moving. The sooner you get on, the better seat you get. So no stragglers or last-second-to-board types that show up with a roll aboard and no space.wessimo said:
Interesting that Southwest boards in pretty much the worst way (seats are unassigned but travelers generally fill front to back and carry-ons are not very restricted) yet they are very good at turning flights around quickly.