Tips on Seat Assignments from NYT Article

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Yesterday (6 August 2006) there was an excellent article in the New York Times Travel section about getting the seats you want on planes:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/travel/06pracseat.html?_r=1&ref=travel&oref=slogin

All you SWA fans should take note of this:

Southwest Airlines changed its system last September to allow passengers to check in online 24 hours before departure. Roughly the first 45 to log in can be in the first group to board — a significant advantage, as the airline has no assigned seats.