'Just another airline': Southwest ditches open seating, pisses off flyers

FILE - A traveler walks through the Southwest Airlines ticketing counter area at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, April 18, 2023. Federal officials are investigating an incident on July 14, 2024, in which a Southwest jet flew as low as 150 feet (45 meters) over water while it was still several miles from its intended landing spot at the airport in Tampa, Fla. Citing new "enhancements" to the company, Southwest Airlines has officially dropped its longstanding open seating feature and fans of the Texas-based company are not...