Ditto. The lack of assigned seats has been the number one reason why I have avoided Southwest. I usually like to pay for seat upgrades. I have found that there

Ditto. The lack of assigned seats has been the number one reason why I have avoided Southwest. I usually like to pay for seat upgrades. I have found that there seems to be an unwritten code amongst upgraders that we're not going to be terrible flyers (eating crunchy/smelly food, talking loudly on their phone, trying to talk to other passengers that obviously aren't interested). I know Southwest lets you pay extra for early boarding, but you still might end up sitting next to someone that trundles onto the plane with a giant bag of popcorn, takes their shoes and socks off, and wants to talk to you about the election.