text: I ABHOR THEIR OPEN SEATING ARRANGEMENTS My husband is terrified of flying and because of that he refuses to enter a plane until the very last moment Unfortunatly for us we did not fully understand the open seating rule and we ended up losing our carry ons because it was a full flight and I had to sit apart from him and in between two big guys in the last row that does not reclinennOn our way home it was not any better We arrived late and it was the same issue Although I do appreciate the free check in bags I cannot tolerate the open seating arrangement I will never fly Southwest because of that