Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- Southwest Airlines is replacing its long-standing open seating with the new assigned seating policy from January 27. The change is expected to bring more order to boarding and reduce chaos.

Southwest adopted this policy change mainly due to misuses of wheelchair pre-boarding services. Currently, some passengers claim wheelchair assistance to gain early boarding access and get off the plane without asking for any special assistance after the flight.

With assigned seating, passengers would no longer have the chance to use wheelchair service for an unfair advantage, and it will ensure priority boarding remains available for those who truly need it.

In addition to assigned seating, Southwest will implement new boarding pr...