Southwest Airlines makes huge change in their 50 year history.

I love Southwest. I’ve flown hundreds of times for business and pleasure and like their customer service.

For over a half a century, they’ve allowed open seating allowing passengers to sit wherever they wanted. Now, they’ve announced that they’re moving to assigned seats and premium seating options.

“The airline has been known for its unique open seating model for more than 50 years, but preferences have evolved with more Customers taking longer flights where a seat assignment is preferred,” Southwest said in the announcement.

They’ve also announced they’re going to start red eye flights next February. Some of the nonstop routes include Las Vegas to Baltimore, Las Vegas to Orlando, Los Angeles to Nashville and Phoenix to Baltimore.

What do you think? Do you fly Southwest? How do you feel about assigned seats?