http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/12/short-hops-may-12-2006/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:21:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/12/short-hops-may-12-2006/#comment-7089 Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » Short hops on the fly Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:39:42 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=126#comment-7089 [...] Pigs fly at Southwest The apocalypse must be near. As part of an upgrade to its reservations system, Southwest Airlines is considering allowing advance seat assignments. I’ll begin taking bets on WILMA or Reverse Pyramid boarding once it’s official. [...] [...] Pigs fly at Southwest The apocalypse must be near. As part of an upgrade to its reservations system, Southwest Airlines is considering allowing advance seat assignments. I’ll begin taking bets on WILMA or Reverse Pyramid boarding once it’s official. [...]

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/12/short-hops-may-12-2006/#comment-5422 Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » Confirmed: Southwest Airlines to test assigned seating; Northwest abandons boarding by rows Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:30:18 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=126#comment-5422 [...] Crucially, the test will determine if a 25-minute turnaround between flights is viable with assigned seats. No word on how they will be boarding the planes, i.e., whether they’ll keep boarding zones on the basis of check-in time, or if they’ll board by rows, back-to-front, “wilma,” “reverse pyramid,” etc. [...] [...] Crucially, the test will determine if a 25-minute turnaround between flights is viable with assigned seats. No word on how they will be boarding the planes, i.e., whether they’ll keep boarding zones on the basis of check-in time, or if they’ll board by rows, back-to-front, “wilma,” “reverse pyramid,” etc. [...]

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