There is a crazy-like-a-fox madness to Southwest's boarding. It's more than just the use of A-B-C sections. If you pay for a business class ticket that gets yo

There is a crazy-like-a-fox madness to Southwest's boarding. It's more than just the use of A-B-C sections. If you pay for a business class ticket that gets you up into the front of the A line. Those people are usually frequent travelers who don't mess around in the aisle. The roomy exit rows are highly coveted for long flights, so experienced flyers are going halfway down the plane which again prevents people from bottlenecking in the first few rows. Infrequent flyers are likely to pass on the $10 fee for auto-checkin and end up at the end in the C boarding, so they aren't holding up anyone in the aisle. By that time the rest of the plane is settled, so the flight attendants can assist them in getting them into a seat with their luggage stowed.