If you've ever flown with the underrated Southwest Airlines ... you're given your exact boarding position when you check in before the flight. If you're not familiar with their procedure, here's ...

Instead, Southwest has a unique boarding system. Each traveler is assigned a boarding group and a position upon check-in. Boarding groups are A, B or C. Positions are numbered and range from 1-60+.

But Southwest officials said their consumer research found that most customers preferred assigned seating. So instead of boarding a flight by line position, and then picking any open seat, Southwest ...

Southwest Airlines has always been unique among its competitors for offering low-cost fares, free checked bags and open seating, where customers are able to pick any seat that’s available when they ...