Pre board solves the problem 95% of the time… until they decide some random Thursday that we’re going to assigned seating. Then all of the sudden we have to negotiate for no middle seats and they ask, “what are you willing to give up for it?”

It needs to go into the CBA now while it’s still a no cost item. Right along with “all SWA flights will be flown with a minimum of TWO flight deck crew members who have at least an airline transport pilot certificate and are type rated in the aircraft”